Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Libya
Libya: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 57.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Libya, 2002–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Libya stood at 57.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Libya peaked at 77.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2014.
Libya ranks 184th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 61.0% | — |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 57.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 57.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.0%, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 61.0% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 57.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 57.0% | 69.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 181 Fiji 60.0% compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60.0% compare
- 183 Switzerland 58.0% compare
- 185 Cape Verde 55.0% compare
- 186 Poland 54.0% compare
- 187 Argentina 52.0% compare
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0427 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Libya?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Libya was 57.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Libya ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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).