Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB was 79.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
79.0%
Change on year
up 41.1%
World rank
56th
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
13.0%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2006–2022

Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Sri Lanka, 2006–2022

204060801002006201420222006: 382007: 252008: 132009: 502010: 1002011: 832012: 882013: 502014: 692015: 772016: 652017: 642018: 922019: 682020: 332021: 562022: 79

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Sri Lanka stood at 79.0%.

That represents a change of up 41.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2008.

Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB (%) in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 38.0%
2007 25.0% -34.2%
2008 13.0% -48.0%
2009 50.0% +284.6%
2010 100.0% +100.0%
2011 83.0% -17.0%
2012 88.0% +6.0%
2013 50.0% -43.2%
2014 69.0% +38.0%
2015 77.0% +11.6%
2016 65.0% -15.6%
2017 64.0% -1.5%
2018 92.0% +43.8%
2019 68.0% -26.1%
2020 33.0% -51.5%
2021 56.0% +69.7%
2022 79.0% +41.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.5% 13.0% 50.0% 4
2010s 75.6% 50.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 56.0% 33.0% 79.0% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 56 Kenya 79.0% compare
  2. 56 Hungary 79.0% compare
  3. 59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 78.0% compare
  4. 59 Bangladesh 78.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Sri Lanka?
Treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Sri Lanka was 79.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2008.
How does Sri Lanka rank for treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb?
Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
Is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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Indicator
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
175 places, 2,495 data points, 1999–2022
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