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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Argentina was 47.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 66.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 38.00 in 2008.

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 47.00
2001 61.00
2002 58.00
2003 66.00
2004 57.00
2005 46.00
2006 55.00
2007 60.00
2008 38.00
2009 43.00
2010 45.00
2011 49.00
2012 56.00
2013 51.00
2014 52.00
2015 47.00
2016 54.00
2017 57.00
2018 54.00
2019 47.00

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