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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Iraq was 94.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 94.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 85.00 in 2003.

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 92.00
2001 89.00
2002 91.00
2003 85.00
2004 85.00
2005 88.00
2006 86.00
2007 88.00
2008 89.00
2009 90.00
2010 90.00
2011 90.00
2012 91.00
2013 88.00
2014 92.00
2015 91.00
2016 93.00
2017 92.00
2018 93.00
2019 94.00

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