Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen
Yemen: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen stood at 92.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1994.
Yemen ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.0% | — |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +34.6% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 40.0% | 74.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 72.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 36 Bahrain 92.0% compare
- 36 Comoros 92.0% compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 92.0% compare
- 36 Nepal 92.0% compare
- 36 Saudi Arabia 92.0% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 92.0% compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 92.0% compare
- 36 Uganda 92.0% compare
- 36 Zambia 92.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen was 92.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Yemen ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.