Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 84.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 92.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 82.00 in 2000.

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 82.00
2001 90.00
2002 88.00
2003 88.00
2004 91.00
2005 90.00
2006 88.00
2007 87.00
2008 90.00
2009 91.00
2010 91.00
2011 92.00
2012 92.00
2013 92.00
2014 91.00
2015 90.00
2017 83.00
2018 83.00
2019 84.00

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