Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 70.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bahamas, 2001–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bahamas is 70.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bahamas peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2005.
Bahamas ranks 159th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.0% | — |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +42.3% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -19.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 70.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 92% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 70.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.0%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 52.0% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 65.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 68.0% | 87.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bahamas?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Bahamas was 70.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2005.
- How does Bahamas rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Bahamas ranks 159th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).