Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases

Lao People's Democratic Republic
31,000
in 2014
Papua New Guinea
39,000
in 2014
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th

Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020022014

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39,000 against 31,000 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 8,000.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 59,100 34,700 24,400 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 43,400 41,100 2,300 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 33,000 42,200 9,200 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of prevalent tuberculosis cases, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 39,000 against 31,000 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2014.
What is the difference in number of prevalent tuberculosis cases between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
8,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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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About this data

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