Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Yemen
Yemen: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen is 92.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2000.
Yemen 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 (% of new cases) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 92.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 92.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 72.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 34 Bahrain 92.0% compare
- 34 Comoros 92.0% compare
- 34 Marshall Islands 92.0% compare
- 34 Nepal 92.0% compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 92.0% compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 92.0% compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 92.0% compare
- 34 Uganda 92.0% compare
- 34 Zambia 92.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Yemen was 92.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Yemen ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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).