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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Canada was 79.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 84.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 35.00 in 2000.

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 35.00
2001 42.00
2002 36.00
2003 45.00
2004 61.00
2005 70.00
2006 60.00
2007 67.00
2008 79.00
2009 77.00
2010 78.00
2011 66.00
2012 79.00
2013 82.00
2014 82.00
2015 84.00
2016 78.00
2017 80.00
2018 78.00
2019 79.00

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