Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Ghana
Ghana: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 9,352 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 9,352 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Ghana peaked at 9,352 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,097, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 38th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,316 | — |
| 2001 | 7,712 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 7,732 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7,714 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7,259 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 7,505 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 7,786 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7,429 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 7,904 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 8,255 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 7,656 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 7,616 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7,097 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 7,717 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 8,123 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 8,222 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,916 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 8,359 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 8,391 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9,332 | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 8,478 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 9,352 | +10.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9,352 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,909, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9,352 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,844, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,661 | 7,259 | 8,255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,043 | 7,097 | 9,332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,915 | 8,478 | 9,352 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Ghana?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Ghana was 9,352 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9,352 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,097 in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Ghana ranks 38th 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 Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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