Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cases started on MDR-TB treatment was 71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Bhutan, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Bhutan stood at 71. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Bhutan peaked at 71 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2008.
Bhutan ranks 80th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.6 | 11 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6 | 56 | 71 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,563 (2025)
- Population, male 53.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 4,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 5,026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Bhutan?
- Cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Bhutan was 71 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for cases started on mdr-tb treatment?
- Bhutan ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases started on mdr-tb treatment rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Cases started on MDR-TB treatment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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