Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kenya
Kenya: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 88.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kenya, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kenya stood at 88.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kenya peaked at 88.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1997.
Kenya ranks 41st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.0% | — |
| 1995 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 65.0% | 79.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 79.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.0% | 88.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 39 Rwanda 89.0% compare
- 39 Iraq 89.0% compare
- 41 Cuba 88.0% compare
- 41 Tanzania, United Republic of 88.0% compare
- 41 Zambia 88.0% compare
- 41 Iceland 88.0% compare
- 41 Honduras 88.0% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 88.0% compare
- 41 Egypt 88.0% compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 88.0% compare
- 41 Costa Rica 88.0% compare
- 41 India 88.0% compare
- 41 Yemen 88.0% compare
- 41 Gambia 88.0% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % 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 0.0028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % 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 0.0022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kenya?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kenya 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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