Antigua and Barbuda - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Antigua and Barbuda was 100.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 100.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 17.00 in 2011.

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 100.00
2001 100.00
2002 100.00
2004 100.00
2005 50.00
2007 50.00
2008 100.00
2009 67.00
2010 33.00
2011 17.00
2012 50.00
2013 67.00
2015 50.00
2017 100.00
2018 100.00

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