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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Kenya was 86.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 87.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 77.00 in 2004.

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 80.00
2001 80.00
2002 79.00
2003 80.00
2004 77.00
2005 81.00
2006 83.00
2007 83.00
2008 84.00
2009 84.00
2010 86.00
2011 87.00
2012 86.00
2013 86.00
2014 87.00
2015 87.00
2016 81.00
2017 83.00
2018 84.00
2019 86.00

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