Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in China

China: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 325,448 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
325,448
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
472,719
in 2005
All-time low
194,972
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in China, 2000–2021

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2000201020212000: 204.8k2001: 204.6k2002: 195.0k2003: 267.4k2004: 384.9k2005: 472.7k2006: 468.3k2007: 465.9k2008: 462.6k2009: 449.2k2010: 429.9k2011: 377.0k2012: 316.3k2013: 303.9k2014: 260.8k2015: 237.6k2016: 228.6k2017: 235.5k2018: 278.0k2019: 325.1k2020: 326.9k2021: 325.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

China recorded 325,448 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in China peaked at 472,719 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 194,972, in 2002.

That places China 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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 China, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in China, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 204,765
2001 204,591 -0.1%
2002 194,972 -4.7%
2003 267,414 +37.2%
2004 384,886 +43.9%
2005 472,719 +22.8%
2006 468,291 -0.9%
2007 465,877 -0.5%
2008 462,596 -0.7%
2009 449,152 -2.9%
2010 429,899 -4.3%
2011 377,005 -12.3%
2012 316,332 -16.1%
2013 303,940 -3.9%
2014 260,829 -14.2%
2015 237,649 -8.9%
2016 228,575 -3.8%
2017 235,547 +3.1%
2018 277,954 +18.0%
2019 325,102 +17.0%
2020 326,880 +0.5%
2021 325,448 -0.4%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 325,448 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,321, 246.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • China's 325,448 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 242, 1344.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in China 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +43.9% 267,414 384,886
2003 +37.2% 194,972 267,414

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 357,526 194,972 472,719 10
2010s 299,283 228,575 429,899 10
2020s 326,164 325,448 326,880 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 974,237 compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 222,348 compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 198,135 compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 158,000 compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in China?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in China was 325,448 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 472,719 in 2005.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 194,972 in 2002.
How does China rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
China ranks 2nd 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 China?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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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Indicator
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed.
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
216 places, 4,570 data points, 2000–2021
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