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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Nicaragua was 88.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 89.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 82.00 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 82.00
2001 83.00
2002 82.00
2003 84.00
2004 87.00
2005 85.00
2006 89.00
2007 86.00
2008 89.00
2009 85.00
2010 85.00
2011 86.00
2012 87.00
2013 84.00
2014 85.00
2015 87.00
2016 86.00
2017 86.00
2018 87.00
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