Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malawi
Malawi: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 91.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 91.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malawi peaked at 91.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.0% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 70.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 81.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 90.0% | 91.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.91 % 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 0.0331 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malawi?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malawi was 91.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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).