Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zambia
Zambia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zambia, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zambia stood at 92.0%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zambia peaked at 93.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 70.0% | — |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 69.0% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 67.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zambia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zambia 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Zambia ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.