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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Malawi was 88.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 88.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 70.00 in 2001.

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 73.00
2001 70.00
2002 72.00
2003 73.00
2004 70.00
2005 74.00
2006 79.00
2007 84.00
2008 81.00
2009 85.00
2010 83.00
2011 83.00
2012 82.00
2013 82.00
2014 85.00
2015 81.00
2016 82.00
2017 86.00
2018 88.00
2019 88.00

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