Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR
WPR: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 94.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR peaked at 94.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 87.0% | — |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +26.4% | 72.0% | 91.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.5% | 72.0% | 92.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 93.0% | 94.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in WPR was 94.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1996.
- How does WPR rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- WPR ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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