Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta
Malta: Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases was 98 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta, 1994–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta is 98, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta peaked at 100 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2012.
Malta ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60 | — |
| 1995 | 100 | +66.7% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60 | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 89 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 100 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 78 | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 65 | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 24 | -65.2% |
| 2013 | 76 | +216.7% |
| 2020 | 99 | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 98 | -1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.5, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +216.7% | 24 | 76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.17 | 60 | 100 | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.3 | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5 | 24 | 76 | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.5 | 98 | 99 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases in Malta was 98 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1995.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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