Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in AFR
AFR: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 82.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in AFR, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in AFR is 82.0%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in AFR peaked at 82.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60.0% | — |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 56.0% | 70.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 70.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 81.0% | 82.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 7 Oman 97.0% compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 96.0% compare
- 9 Italy 95.0% compare
- 9 China 95.0% compare
- 9 North Macedonia 95.0% compare
- 12 Kiribati 94.0% compare
- 13 Kuwait 93.0% compare
- 13 El Salvador 93.0% compare
- 13 Vietnam 93.0% compare
- 13 Albania 93.0% compare
- 13 Fiji 93.0% compare
- 13 Cambodia 93.0% compare
More health data for AFR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 12,202 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 20,578 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 46.32 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 69.9 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 442.12 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 181,479 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 281,554 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 91.9% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in AFR?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in AFR was 82.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1996.
- How does AFR rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- AFR ranks 10th out of 16 groups with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR 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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