Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound was 596 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▲ Rising
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2011, incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone stood at 596 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone peaked at 596 per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 128 per 100,000 people, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 144 per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 162 per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 182 per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 204 per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 228 per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 242 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 257 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 273 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 290 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 308 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 327 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 347 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 369 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 392 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 416 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 442 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 469 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 497 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 529 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 563 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 596 per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211 per 100,000 people | 128 per 100,000 people | 290 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 409.6 per 100,000 people | 308 per 100,000 people | 529 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 579.5 per 100,000 people | 563 per 100,000 people | 596 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Sierra Leone was 596 per 100,000 people in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 596 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 128 per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?
- Sierra Leone ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.