Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia stood at 92.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2013.
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 61.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 56.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Saudi Arabia was 92.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).