Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Senegal
Senegal: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 89.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 89.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Senegal peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 58th 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 (% of new cases) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 89.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 89.0% 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 | 69.5% | 52.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 82.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 81.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Senegal?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Senegal was 89.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Senegal ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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).