Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 74.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Lesotho, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 74.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Lesotho peaked at 74.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1995.
Lesotho ranks 126th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 56.0% | — |
| 1995 | 47.0% | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +51.1% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 47.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 66.0% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 69.0% | 74.0% | 2 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Lesotho?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Lesotho was 74.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Lesotho ranks 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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