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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Suriname was 79.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 87.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 54.00 in 2008.

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 68.00
2001 56.00
2002 67.00
2003 69.00
2004 70.00
2008 54.00
2009 62.00
2010 54.00
2011 76.00
2012 66.00
2013 77.00
2014 77.00
2015 76.00
2016 68.00
2017 73.00
2018 87.00
2019 79.00

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