Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Colombia
Colombia: Cases started on MDR-TB treatment was 365 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Colombia, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Colombia is 365, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Colombia peaked at 365 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76, in 2012.
That places Colombia 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 91 | — |
| 2009 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 152 | +68.9% |
| 2011 | 108 | -28.9% |
| 2012 | 76 | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 152 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 173 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 181 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 190 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 196 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 193 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 207 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 187 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 205 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 249 | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 331 | +32.9% |
| 2024 | 365 | +10.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 365 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40, 9.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 365 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 33.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +100.0% | 76 | 152 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5 | 90 | 91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 162.8 | 76 | 207 | 10 |
| 2020s | 267.4 | 187 | 365 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Colombia?
- Cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Colombia was 365 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 365 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for cases started on mdr-tb treatment?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases started on mdr-tb treatment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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