Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases

Afghanistan
110,000
in 2014
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
140,000
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
20th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
17th

Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k199020022014

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 140,000 against 110,000 in Afghanistan, a difference of 30,000.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 17th of 192 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 64,900 103,500 38,600 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 85,300 113,000 27,700 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 98,600 128,000 29,400 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of prevalent tuberculosis cases, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 140,000 against 110,000 in Afghanistan as of 2014.
What is the difference in number of prevalent tuberculosis cases between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
30,000, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
205 places, 5,083 data points, 1990–2014
Last refreshed