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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Gabon was 67.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 67.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.00 in 2017.

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
2002 47.00
2003 34.00
2004 40.00
2005 46.00
2006 42.00
2007 30.00
2008 63.00
2009 61.00
2010 60.00
2011 48.00
2012 54.00
2013 55.00
2014 58.00
2015 50.00
2016 48.00
2017 25.00
2018 50.00
2019 67.00

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