São Tomé and Principe's tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 70% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3 percentage points from 73% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 70% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 72% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 73% | 2013 |
| Highest | 99% | 2006 |
| Lowest | 63% | 2001 |
| Average since 2014 | 73.7% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 78% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, São Tomé and Principe's tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) fell 9 percentage points on 2022 (from 79% to 70%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25 percentage points in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 15 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, São Tomé and Principe had the 139th highest value of the 176 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé and Principe | 70% | 2023 |
| World | 88% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 89% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 90% | 2023 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2023 ranking
- South Africa — 138th of 176: 71%
- Bahamas, The — 139th of 176: 70%
- Paraguay — 140th of 176: 70%
- Chile — 142nd of 176: 69%
- Mexico — 143rd of 176: 69%
- Colombia — 144th of 176: 68%
What this measures
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).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 70 |
| 2022 | 79 |
| 2021 | 70 |
| 2020 | 71 |
| 2019 | 70 |
| 2018 | 72 |
| 2017 | 75 |
| 2016 | 78 |
| 2015 | 78 |
| 2014 | 74 |
| 2013 |
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in nearby economies
- Angola — 63% (2023)
- Benin — 91% (2023)
- Botswana — 84% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 81% (2023)
- Burundi — 93% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 55% (2023)
- Cameroon — 89% (2023)
- Central African Republic — 89% (2023)
- Chad — 84% (2023)
- Comoros
More health data for São Tomé and Principe
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.94% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.44% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 44,650 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.94% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 45,338 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 37.98% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 89,988 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.46% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)?
- 70% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 8 percentage points from 78% in 2000. The highest value was 99% in 2006 and the lowest 63% in 2001.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 139th highest of 176 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2023, São Tomé and Principe's tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) fell 9 percentage points on 2022 (from 79% to 70%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.TBS.CURE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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