Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Botswana
Botswana: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Botswana stood at 84.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Botswana peaked at 84.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2008.
That places Botswana 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8% | 58.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 72.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 76.0% | 84.0% | 4 |
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Botswana?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Botswana was 84.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Botswana ranks 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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).