Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 91.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Afghanistan, 1997–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 91.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Afghanistan peaked at 91.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1998.
Afghanistan ranks 25th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45.0% | — |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +160.6% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 33.0% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 84.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 91.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Afghanistan?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Afghanistan was 91.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1998.
- How does Afghanistan rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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