New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
1.5%
in 2013
Years of data
16
2005–2024
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Ecuador, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Ecuador stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 257.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Ecuador peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.2% | — |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +222.6% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +260.0% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -63.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -88.5% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +1766.7% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +228.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1766.7% | 1.5% | 28.0% |
| 2011 | +260.0% | 10.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 1.5% | 36.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 82.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Ecuador?
- New cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb?
- Ecuador ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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