Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Belgium
Belgium: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 77.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Belgium, 1999–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Belgium stood at 77.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Belgium peaked at 77.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 116th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.0% | — |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 64.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 75.0% | 77.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Belgium?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Belgium was 77.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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