Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uganda
Uganda: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uganda 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 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uganda peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2001.
That places Uganda 34th 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 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 56.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 68.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0721 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uganda?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Uganda was 92.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).