Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB was 50.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Bulgaria, 2002–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Bulgaria stood at 50.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Bulgaria peaked at 66.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 139th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.0% | — |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +243.8% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 16.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Bulgaria?
- Treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Bulgaria was 50.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb?
- Bulgaria ranks 139th out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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