Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 85.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uruguay, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 85.0% for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in 2011.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uruguay peaked at 87.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1995.
That places Uruguay 70th 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 16 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.0% | — |
| 1995 | 68.0% | -18.1% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.2% | 68.0% | 84.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uruguay?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Uruguay was 85.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Uruguay ranks 70th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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