Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 95.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Democratic Republic of Congo is 95.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2006.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 95.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +43.3% | 60.0% | 86.0% |
| 2006 | -29.4% | 85.0% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 60.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Democratic Republic of Congo was 95.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2006.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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).