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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Belgium was 81.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 82.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 45.00 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 66.00
2001 64.00
2002 69.00
2003 73.00
2004 60.00
2005 58.00
2006 61.00
2007 68.00
2008 45.00
2009 78.00
2010 78.00
2011 80.00
2012 77.00
2013 79.00
2014 81.00
2015 79.00
2016 82.00
2017 79.00
2018 82.00
2019 81.00

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