Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 3,600 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Papua New Guinea is 3,600, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6,300 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,600, in 2022.
That places Papua New Guinea 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,500 | — |
| 2001 | 4,300 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 4,100 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 4,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,200 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4,400 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 4,600 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4,700 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4,600 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,700 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4,900 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5,300 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 5,700 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 6,000 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 6,200 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6,300 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,200 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,300 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,200 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 4,300 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3,600 | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 3,800 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 3,600 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,420 | 4,100 | 4,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,940 | 4,900 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,900 | 3,600 | 4,300 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Papua New Guinea was 3,600 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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