Key Infectious Disease Indicators
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Number of new communicable disease cases arising in a given year, expressed usually as a rate per 100,000 population or as a percentage. Communicable diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites of fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious (communicable) diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans. It is a frequently used epidemiological measure of how commonly new cases of a given disease or condition occur in a population. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Probability (expressed in percentge) of dying from a communicable disease. Communicable diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites of fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious (communicable) diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Proportion of people in a specified population who suffer from an infectious disease at a given point in time. It can also refer to the number of people living with an infectious disease at a given point in time. It is a frequently used epidemiological measure of how commonly a given disease or condition occurs in a population. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Percentage of a target population that has received specific vaccines. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Percentage of individuals in a population who are living with HIV at a specific point in time, usually measured for people aged 15-49 years. It also can refer to the number of people living with HIV. It is a frequently used epidemiological measure of how commonly a given disease or condition occurs in a population. Based on: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
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Number of new communicable disease cases arising in a given year, expressed usually as a rate per 100,000 population or as a percentage. Communicable diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites of fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious (communicable) diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans. It is a frequently used epidemiological measure of how commonly new cases of a given disease or condition occur in a population. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Probability (expressed in percentge) of dying from a communicable disease. Communicable diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites of fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious (communicable) diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Proportion of people in a specified population who suffer from an infectious disease at a given point in time. It can also refer to the number of people living with an infectious disease at a given point in time. It is a frequently used epidemiological measure of how commonly a given disease or condition occurs in a population. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Number of new tuberculosis cases arising in a given year, expressed usually as a rate per 100,000 population or as a percentage. It is a frequently used epidemiological measure of how commonly new cases of a given disease or condition occur in a population. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Proportion of people in a specified population who have tuberculosis at a given point in time. It can also refer to the number of people living with tuberculosis at a given point in time. It is a frequently used epidemiological measure of how commonly a given disease or condition occurs in a population. Based on: World Health Organization.
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Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate
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). Based on: World Health Organization.
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Percentage of a target population that has received specific vaccines. Based on: World Health Organization.