Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 80.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Cameroon, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Cameroon stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Cameroon peaked at 80.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 97th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 44.0% | — |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 44.0% | 75.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 62.0% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 97 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 80.0% compare
- 97 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80.0% compare
- 97 Morocco 80.0% compare
- 97 Republic of Korea 80.0% compare
- 97 Portugal 80.0% compare
- 97 Lebanon 80.0% compare
- 97 Niger 80.0% compare
- 97 Tajikistan 80.0% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Cameroon?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Cameroon was 80.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Cameroon ranks 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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