Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in United States of America

United States of America: Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB was 87.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
87.0%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
27th
of 163 countries
All-time high
87.0%
in 2021
All-time low
59.0%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2004–2021

Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in United States of America, 2004–2021

0204060802004201220212004: 612006: 722007: 852008: 672009: 632010: 702011: 792012: 592013: 792014: 782015: 692016: 692017: 772018: 852019: 842020: 802021: 87

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 87.0% for treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in United States of America peaked at 87.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2012.

That places United States of America 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB (%) in United States of America, 2004 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2004 61.0%
2006 72.0% +18.0%
2007 85.0% +18.1%
2008 67.0% -21.2%
2009 63.0% -6.0%
2010 70.0% +11.1%
2011 79.0% +12.9%
2012 59.0% -25.3%
2013 79.0% +33.9%
2014 78.0% -1.3%
2015 69.0% -11.5%
2016 69.0% +0.0%
2017 77.0% +11.6%
2018 85.0% +10.4%
2019 84.0% -1.2%
2020 80.0% -4.8%
2021 87.0% +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.6% 61.0% 85.0% 5
2010s 74.9% 59.0% 85.0% 10
2020s 83.5% 80.0% 87.0% 2

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 25 Uganda 89.0% compare
  2. 26 Estonia 88.0% compare
  3. 27 Sweden 87.0% compare
  4. 27 Canada 87.0% compare
  5. 27 Rwanda 87.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in United States of America?
Treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in United States of America was 87.0% 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb?
United States of America ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
Is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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