Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malta: Tuberculosis treatment success rate
Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 98.0% against 71.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Malta ranks 14th of 19 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 87.3% | 12.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 58.5% | 15.8% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 98.5% | 27.5% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malta?
- Malta, at 98.0% against 71.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta?
- 27.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malta rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Malta ranks 14th of 19 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).