Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Belgium
Belgium: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 518 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Belgium is 518, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Belgium peaked at 778 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 409, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 119th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 409 | — |
| 2001 | 472 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 778 | +64.8% |
| 2003 | 448 | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 689 | +53.8% |
| 2005 | 658 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 603 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 583 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 512 | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 494 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 490 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 423 | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 409 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 548 | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 531 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 557 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 577 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 563 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 550 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 564 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 482 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 518 | +7.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 518 is above the median for high income countries, which is 119, 4.4× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 518 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 284, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +64.8% | 472 | 778 |
| 2004 | +53.8% | 448 | 689 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 564.6 | 409 | 778 | 10 |
| 2010s | 521.2 | 409 | 577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 482 | 518 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Belgium?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Belgium was 518 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 778 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 409 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Belgium ranks 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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