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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Australia was 86.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 91.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 70.00 in 2001.

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 72.00
2001 70.00
2002 78.00
2003 80.00
2004 91.00
2005 85.00
2006 85.00
2007 85.00
2008 81.00
2009 80.00
2010 82.00
2011 78.00
2012 82.00
2013 85.00
2014 79.00
2015 73.00
2016 78.00
2017 82.00
2018 79.00
2019 86.00

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