Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 88.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 88.0%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 88.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.0% | — |
| 1995 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.2% | 57.0% | 79.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 81.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 88.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1998.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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