Trinidad and Tobago - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Trinidad and Tobago was 61.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 75.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 54.00 in 2006.

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 68.00
2001 72.00
2003 73.00
2004 59.00
2005 68.00
2006 54.00
2007 61.00
2008 63.00
2009 66.00
2010 71.00
2011 69.00
2012 63.00
2013 62.00
2014 64.00
2015 63.00
2016 75.00
2017 67.00
2018 64.00
2019 61.00

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