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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Namibia was 87.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 87.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 46.00 in 2004.

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 56.00
2001 63.00
2002 66.00
2003 63.00
2004 46.00
2005 69.00
2006 75.00
2007 77.00
2008 81.00
2009 80.00
2010 85.00
2011 86.00
2012 85.00
2013 86.00
2014 87.00
2015 83.00
2016 84.00
2017 86.00
2018 86.00
2019 87.00

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