Guinea-Bissau - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guinea-Bissau was 73.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 81.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 56.00 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
2001 56.00
2002 56.00
2003 76.00
2004 73.00
2005 69.00
2007 67.00
2008 66.00
2009 66.00
2010 67.00
2011 69.00
2012 71.00
2013 77.00
2014 81.00
2015 79.00
2016 76.00
2017 64.00
2018 71.00
2019 73.00

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