Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Argentina
Argentina: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 52.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Argentina, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 52.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Argentina peaked at 66.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1994.
Argentina ranks 175th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.0% | — |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | +91.7% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +82.6% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 9.0% | 55.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 44.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 48.0% | 52.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Argentina?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Argentina was 52.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1994.
- How does Argentina rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Argentina ranks 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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