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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Lebanon was 80.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 92.00 in 2005, while its lowest value was 71.00 in 2012.

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 91.00
2002 91.00
2003 92.00
2004 90.00
2005 92.00
2006 89.00
2007 80.00
2008 84.00
2009 85.00
2010 81.00
2011 78.00
2012 71.00
2013 71.00
2014 76.00
2015 83.00
2016 85.00
2017 84.00
2018 81.00
2019 80.00

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