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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Afghanistan was 91.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 93.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 84.00 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 85.00
2001 84.00
2002 87.00
2003 86.00
2004 89.00
2005 90.00
2006 84.00
2007 87.00
2008 88.00
2009 86.00
2010 86.00
2011 88.00
2012 88.00
2013 88.00
2014 87.00
2015 88.00
2016 93.00
2017 91.00
2018 91.00
2019 91.00

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