Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 93.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in El Salvador, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 93.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in El Salvador peaked at 93.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places El Salvador 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 64.0% | — |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 0.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.0% | 93.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in El Salvador?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in El Salvador was 93.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does El Salvador rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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