Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 92.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bangladesh, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bangladesh is 92.0%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bangladesh peaked at 92.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1996.
Bangladesh ranks 19th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.0% | — |
| 1995 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.7% | 63.0% | 79.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 81.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bangladesh?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Bangladesh was 92.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1996.
- How does Bangladesh rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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