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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Singapore was 79.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 83.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 71.00 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 71.00
2001 77.00
2002 76.00
2003 77.00
2004 79.00
2005 81.00
2006 82.00
2007 82.00
2008 82.00
2009 83.00
2010 81.00
2011 83.00
2012 75.00
2013 77.00
2014 78.00
2015 79.00
2016 79.00
2017 79.00
2018 80.00
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