Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 91.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zimbabwe, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zimbabwe stood at 91.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 91.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1996.
That places Zimbabwe 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.0% | — |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +115.6% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 32.0% | 73.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 48.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 76.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.0% | 91.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zimbabwe?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Zimbabwe was 91.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1996.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.