New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2010–2024
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Afghanistan, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Afghanistan stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 99,900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Afghanistan peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.8% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -94.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | — |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +8650.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +250.0% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -55.1% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +104.5% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +57.8% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -40.8% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +104.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 0.0% | 49.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 42.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Afghanistan?
- New cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Afghanistan was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99,900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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