Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uganda
Uganda: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 77.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uganda, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uganda is 77.0%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uganda peaked at 77.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1996.
That places Uganda 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44.0% | — |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +55.0% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 33.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 56.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 71.0% | 77.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uganda?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uganda was 77.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Uganda ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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