Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Namibia
Namibia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 88.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Namibia is 88.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Namibia peaked at 88.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2004.
Namibia ranks 67th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 46.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 88.0% compare
- 67 Cuba 88.0% compare
- 67 Egypt 88.0% compare
- 67 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 88.0% compare
- 67 Macau, China 88.0% compare
- 67 Micronesia, Federated States of 88.0% compare
- 67 Niger 88.0% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Namibia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Namibia was 88.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Namibia ranks 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).