Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 96.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia peaked at 96.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 15th 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 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 70.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 77.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 13 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 14 Malta 98.0% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 15 Cambodia 96.0% compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 96.0% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Ethiopia was 96.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).