Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Botswana
Botswana: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 81.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Botswana, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 81.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Botswana peaked at 81.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1998.
Botswana ranks 92nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.0% | — |
| 1995 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +51.1% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2% | 47.0% | 72.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 65.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Botswana?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Botswana was 81.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Botswana ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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