Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 90.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2002.
That places Rwanda 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.0% | — |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 90.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.8% | 58.0% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 82.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Rwanda was 90.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).