North America - Tuberculosis treatment success rate
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in North America was 75.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 85.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 63.00 in 2009.
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 | 79.00 |
| 2001 | 80.00 |
| 2002 | 80.00 |
| 2003 | 81.00 |
| 2004 | 81.00 |
| 2005 | 82.00 |
| 2006 | 81.00 |
| 2007 | 83.00 |
| 2008 | 85.00 |
| 2009 | 63.00 |
| 2010 | 67.00 |
| 2011 | 78.00 |
| 2012 | 83.00 |
| 2013 | 83.00 |
| 2014 | 84.00 |
| 2015 | 83.00 |
| 2016 | 79.00 |
| 2017 | 77.00 |
| 2018 | 79.00 |
| 2019 | 75.00 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
