Sri Lanka - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Sri Lanka was 85.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 88.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 79.00 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 79.00
2001 80.00
2002 81.00
2003 80.00
2004 85.00
2005 87.00
2006 87.00
2007 88.00
2008 87.00
2009 87.00
2010 88.00
2011 88.00
2012 86.00
2013 85.00
2014 84.00
2015 85.00
2016 85.00
2017 85.00
2018 85.00
2019 85.00

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