Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in SEAR
SEAR: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 89.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in SEAR, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
SEAR recorded 89.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in SEAR peaked at 89.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.0% | — |
| 1995 | 33.0% | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +37.9% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +47.1% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 29.0% | 66.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 50.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in SEAR?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in SEAR 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 SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1997.
- How does SEAR rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- SEAR ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SEAR 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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