Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 89.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Rwanda, 1996–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Rwanda is 89.0%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Rwanda peaked at 89.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2002.
Rwanda ranks 39th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.0% | — |
| 1997 | 68.0% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 61.0% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 58.0% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 39 Iraq 89.0% compare
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- 41 Sierra Leone 88.0% compare
- 41 Costa Rica 88.0% compare
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.02 % 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 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 9.54 % 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 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Rwanda?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Rwanda was 89.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Rwanda ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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