Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 75.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau, 2001–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 75.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 81.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2001.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.0% | — |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 75.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 75.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +35.7% | 56.0% | 76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 56.0% | 76.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 64.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.0% | 78.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Guinea-Bissau was 75.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2001.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).