Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait is 99.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2002.
Kuwait ranks 13th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 55.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 74.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 82.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Kuwait ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).