Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 180 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2005–2016
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Kuwait, 2005–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Kuwait is 100.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Kuwait?
- Previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2016.
- Is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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