Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Syria
Syria: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 91.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Syria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Syria stood at 91.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Syria peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2012.
That places Syria 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +50.9% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 91.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 91.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Syria 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 | +50.9% | 53.0% | 80.0% |
| 2012 | -36.9% | 84.0% | 53.0% |
| 2015 | +30.0% | 70.0% | 91.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 78.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 53.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Syria?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Syria was 91.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Syria ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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).