Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 70.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bahamas, 1996–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bahamas is 70.0%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bahamas peaked at 81.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
That places Bahamas 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 77.0% | — |
| 1998 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 0.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 57.0% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 68.0% | 70.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bahamas?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bahamas was 70.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Bahamas rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Bahamas ranks 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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