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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Bhutan was 94.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 95.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 82.00 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 90.00
2001 93.00
2002 86.00
2003 90.00
2004 82.00
2005 82.00
2006 86.00
2007 91.00
2008 91.00
2009 92.00
2010 91.00
2011 91.00
2012 92.00
2013 91.00
2014 90.00
2015 92.00
2016 95.00
2017 93.00
2018 95.00
2019 94.00

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