Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 93.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kuwait, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 93.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kuwait peaked at 93.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1994.
That places Kuwait 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 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51.0% | — |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +39.2% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 51.0% | 73.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 55.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kuwait?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1994.
- How does Kuwait rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Kuwait ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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