Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 90.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1996–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 90.0%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 93.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1997.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 62.0% | — |
| 1997 | 34.0% | -45.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +144.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.0% | 34.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 82.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 90.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1997.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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