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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Rwanda was 87.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 87.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 58.00 in 2002.

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 61.00
2002 58.00
2003 67.00
2004 77.00
2005 74.00
2006 77.00
2007 80.00
2008 82.00
2009 79.00
2010 82.00
2011 84.00
2012 84.00
2013 85.00
2014 86.00
2015 87.00
2016 86.00
2017 86.00
2018 86.00
2019 87.00

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