Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 87.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eritrea, 1997–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eritrea stood at 87.0%.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eritrea peaked at 90.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1999.
Eritrea ranks 54th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 83.0% | — |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +72.7% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 44.0% | 83.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 76.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eritrea?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Eritrea was 87.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Eritrea ranks 54th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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