Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malta
Malta: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 98.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malta is 98.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2012.
Malta ranks 14th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -65.2% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +216.7% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 24.0% | 76.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 13 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 15 Cambodia 96.0% compare
- 15 Ethiopia 96.0% compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 96.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malta?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malta was 98.0% in 2021, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate 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 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).