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

Egypt: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 3,523 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3,523
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
71st
of 214 countries
All-time high
5,383
in 2004
All-time low
3,504
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000201020212000: 4.6k2001: 4.5k2002: 4.9k2003: 5.1k2004: 5.4k2005: 5.2k2006: 4.7k2007: 4.9k2008: 5.1k2009: 5.2k2010: 4.7k2011: 4.5k2012: 4.3k2013: 5.2k2014: 4.0k2015: 4.0k2016: 3.8k2017: 3.7k2018: 4.2k2019: 4.0k2020: 3.5k2021: 3.5k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Egypt stood at 3,523.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Egypt peaked at 5,383 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,504, in 2020.

That places Egypt 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Egypt, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 4,606
2001 4,514 -2.0%
2002 4,889 +8.3%
2003 5,118 +4.7%
2004 5,383 +5.2%
2005 5,217 -3.1%
2006 4,745 -9.0%
2007 4,887 +3.0%
2008 5,102 +4.4%
2009 5,201 +1.9%
2010 4,679 -10.0%
2011 4,508 -3.7%
2012 4,295 -4.7%
2013 5,248 +22.2%
2014 4,006 -23.7%
2015 4,041 +0.9%
2016 3,756 -7.1%
2017 3,660 -2.6%
2018 4,170 +13.9%
2019 3,989 -4.3%
2020 3,504 -12.2%
2021 3,523 +0.5%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 3,523 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,909, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 3,523 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 815, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,966 4,514 5,383 10
2010s 4,235 3,660 5,248 10
2020s 3,514 3,504 3,523 2

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,987 compare
  2. 69 Sri Lanka 3,714 compare
  3. 70 Rwanda 3,677 compare
  4. 72 Benin 3,162 compare
  5. 73 Lesotho 2,873 compare
  6. 74 Poland 2,826 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Egypt?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Egypt was 3,523 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 5,383 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 3,504 in 2020.
How does Egypt rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Egypt ranks 71st 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 Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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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