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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Ireland was 4.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 84.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 2019.

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 84.00
2001 56.00
2002 77.00
2003 70.00
2004 73.00
2005 71.00
2006 61.00
2007 73.00
2008 74.00
2009 65.00
2010 74.00
2011 61.00
2012 61.00
2013 59.00
2014 56.00
2015 57.00
2016 36.00
2017 35.00
2018 39.00
2019 4.00

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