Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Gambia
Gambia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 87.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 87.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gambia peaked at 89.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2006.
Gambia ranks 75th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.0% | — |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +44.8% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 87.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 87.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Gambia 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 | +44.8% | 58.0% | 84.0% |
| 2006 | -33.3% | 87.0% | 58.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 58.0% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 80.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gambia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Gambia was 87.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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).