Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Canada
Canada: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 62.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Canada, 1997–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 62.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Canada peaked at 78.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Canada ranks 159th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.0% | — |
| 1998 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 36.0% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 35.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 62.0% | 76.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Canada?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Canada was 62.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Canada ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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