Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Treatment success rate: new TB cases was 71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
81
in 2002
All-time low
50
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Americas (WHO region), 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Americas (WHO region) stood at 71.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment success rate: new tb cases in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 81 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Treatment success rate: new TB cases in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50 | — |
| 1996 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 58 | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 67 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 79 | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 69 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 81 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 73 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61 | 50 | 79 | 5 |
| 2000s | 75.4 | 69 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1 | 73 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.75 | 71 | 72 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment success rate: new tb cases in Americas (WHO region)?
- Treatment success rate: new tb cases in Americas (WHO region) was 71 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2002.
- What is the lowest treatment success rate: new tb cases recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1995.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for treatment success rate: new tb cases?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is treatment success rate: new tb cases rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Treatment success rate: new TB cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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