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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Papua New Guinea was 71.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 74.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 50.00 in 2010.

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 63.00
2001 67.00
2002 53.00
2003 58.00
2004 60.00
2005 66.00
2006 71.00
2007 59.00
2008 64.00
2009 67.00
2010 50.00
2011 69.00
2012 68.00
2013 67.00
2014 70.00
2015 74.00
2016 62.00
2017 68.00
2018 73.00
2019 71.00

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