Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Zambia
Zambia: Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB was 81.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Zambia, 2010–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Zambia stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Zambia peaked at 81.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2012.
That places Zambia 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.0% | — |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +54.5% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.6% | 27.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 79.0% | 81.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Zambia?
- Treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb in Zambia was 81.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is treatment success rate for patients treated for mdr-tb rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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