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

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Iceland was 100.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 100.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 67.00 in 2001.

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 100.00
2001 67.00
2002 100.00
2003 100.00
2004 91.00
2005 100.00
2006 85.00
2007 92.00
2008 100.00
2009 71.00
2010 91.00
2011 89.00
2012 90.00
2013 91.00
2014 89.00
2015 100.00
2016 83.00
2017 92.00
2018 100.00
2019 100.00

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