Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Brazil
Brazil: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 76.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Brazil, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Brazil is 76.0%, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Brazil peaked at 80.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1995.
Brazil ranks 122nd 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 70.0% | — |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -75.7% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +95.0% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 17.0% | 78.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 55.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 74.0% | 76.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Brazil?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Brazil was 76.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Brazil ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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