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

El Salvador: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 1,388 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,388
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
99th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,029
in 2017
All-time low
870
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k2000201020212000: 1.0k2001: 1.0k2002: 9802003: 8702004: 9262005: 1.1k2006: 9132007: 9422008: 9852009: 9302010: 9722011: 1.1k2012: 1.2k2013: 1.5k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.9k2016: 2.4k2017: 3.0k2018: 2.9k2019: 2.3k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.4k

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 El Salvador is 1,388, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in El Salvador peaked at 3,029 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 870, in 2003.

That places El Salvador 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1,008
2001 1,003 -0.5%
2002 980 -2.3%
2003 870 -11.2%
2004 926 +6.4%
2005 1,059 +14.4%
2006 913 -13.8%
2007 942 +3.2%
2008 985 +4.6%
2009 930 -5.6%
2010 972 +4.5%
2011 1,079 +11.0%
2012 1,237 +14.6%
2013 1,533 +23.9%
2014 1,698 +10.8%
2015 1,906 +12.2%
2016 2,356 +23.6%
2017 3,029 +28.6%
2018 2,884 -4.8%
2019 2,308 -20.0%
2020 1,567 -32.1%
2021 1,388 -11.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1,388 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,321, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1,388 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 4.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 961.6 870 1,059 10
2010s 1,900 972 3,029 10
2020s 1,478 1,388 1,567 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 96 East Timor 1,563 compare
  2. 97 Syria 1,513 compare
  3. 98 Nicaragua 1,411 compare
  4. 100 Moldova 1,376 compare
  5. 101 Belarus 1,332 compare
  6. 102 Botswana 1,321 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in El Salvador?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in El Salvador was 1,388 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3,029 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 870 in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
El Salvador ranks 99th 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 El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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