New cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana
Ghana: New cases: pulmonary smear-negative was 5,668 in 2012. ▲ Rising
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana, 1995–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana is 5,668, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana peaked at 5,668 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,225, in 1995.
Ghana ranks 32nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,225 | — |
| 1996 | 3,050 | +149.0% |
| 1997 | 2,496 | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 2,415 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2,463 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,500 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,820 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 2,694 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2,860 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3,122 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 3,068 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3,139 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3,759 | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 4,311 | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 4,501 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4,707 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 5,539 | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 5,668 | +2.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5,668 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,867, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5,668 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,739, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +149.0% | 1,225 | 3,050 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,330 | 1,225 | 3,050 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,277 | 2,500 | 4,501 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,305 | 4,707 | 5,668 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana?
- New cases: pulmonary smear-negative in Ghana was 5,668 in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new cases: pulmonary smear-negative recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,668 in 2012.
- What is the lowest new cases: pulmonary smear-negative recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,225 in 1995.
- How does Ghana rank for new cases: pulmonary smear-negative?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2012.
- Is new cases: pulmonary smear-negative rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New cases: pulmonary smear-negative. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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