Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Lesotho, 2001–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Lesotho stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Lesotho peaked at 82.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 112th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.0% | — |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.3% | 57.0% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 65.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 76.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Lesotho?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Lesotho was 82.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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).