Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo
Congo: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo peaked at 86.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2005.
Congo ranks 78th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +89.3% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 28.0% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 62.0% | 77.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 75.0% | 86.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.49 % 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 0.0226 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Congo was 86.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Congo ranks 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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).