Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in South Sudan, 2011–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in South Sudan is 85.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in South Sudan peaked at 85.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 87th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69.0% | — |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 85.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 85.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +38.5% | 52.0% | 72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.7% | 52.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 82.0% | 85.0% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,029 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 57 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0637 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in South Sudan?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in South Sudan was 85.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- South Sudan ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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).