Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 81.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Zimbabwe, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Zimbabwe stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 81.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1996.
That places Zimbabwe 92nd 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 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.0% | — |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +115.6% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 32.0% | 73.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 54.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Zimbabwe?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Zimbabwe was 81.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1996.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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