Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 74.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Papua New Guinea stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 74.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 146th 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 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 74.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 74.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.0%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.8% | 53.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 50.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 73.0% | 74.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Papua New Guinea was 74.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).