Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Malta
Malta: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 58.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Malta, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Malta is 58.0%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 167th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +66.7% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | -27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 58.0% | 80.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Malta?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Malta was 58.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Malta ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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