Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB was 75.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2002–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 75.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 57.0% | — |
| 2003 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -48.2% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -48.2% | 56.0% | 29.0% |
| 2007 | +50.0% | 38.0% | 57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 29.0% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 56.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 73.0% | 75.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 75.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2004.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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