Belize - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Belize was 66.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 89.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2010.

Definition: 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).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.

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Year Value
2000 78.00
2001 66.00
2002 85.00
2003 89.00
2004 52.00
2005 70.00
2007 46.00
2008 83.00
2010 0.00
2012 55.00
2013 36.00
2014 35.00
2015 67.00
2016 62.00
2017 71.00
2018 67.00
2019 66.00

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of adult deaths from a single infectious agent in developing countries. Data on the success rate of tuberculosis treatment are provided for countries that have submitted data to the WHO. The treatment success rate for tuberculosis provides a useful indicator of the quality of health services. A low rate suggests that infectious patients may not be receiving adequate treatment. An important complement to the tuberculosis treatment success rate is the case detection rate, which indicates whether there is adequate coverage by the recommended case detection and treatment strategy.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention