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

Japan: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 7,350 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
7,350
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
48th
of 214 countries
All-time high
13,589
in 2013
All-time low
7,350
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020212000: 11.9k2001: 11.4k2002: 10.8k2003: 10.8k2004: 10.5k2005: 10.9k2006: 10.2k2007: 9.4k2008: 9.0k2009: 8.9k2010: 8.2k2011: 7.9k2012: 7.7k2013: 13.6k2014: 12.9k2015: 12.2k2016: 11.7k2017: 11.2k2018: 10.4k2019: 9.6k2020: 8.2k2021: 7.3k

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 Japan is 7,350, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Japan peaked at 13,589 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,350, in 2021.

Japan ranks 48th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Japan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 11,853
2001 11,408 -3.8%
2002 10,807 -5.3%
2003 10,843 +0.3%
2004 10,471 -3.4%
2005 10,931 +4.4%
2006 10,159 -7.1%
2007 9,433 -7.1%
2008 8,995 -4.6%
2009 8,853 -1.6%
2010 8,237 -7.0%
2011 7,937 -3.6%
2012 7,663 -3.5%
2013 13,589 +77.3%
2014 12,917 -4.9%
2015 12,249 -5.2%
2016 11,668 -4.7%
2017 11,227 -3.8%
2018 10,386 -7.5%
2019 9,613 -7.4%
2020 8,196 -14.7%
2021 7,350 -10.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 7,350 is above the median for high income countries, which is 119, 61.8× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 7,350 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 242, 30.4× 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 Japan 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
2013 +77.3% 7,663 13,589

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,375 8,853 11,853 10
2010s 10,549 7,663 13,589 10
2020s 7,773 7,350 8,196 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 45 Chad 7,968 compare
  2. 46 Cambodia 7,643 compare
  3. 47 Haiti 7,603 compare
  4. 49 Kazakhstan 7,317 compare
  5. 50 Central African Republic 7,068 compare
  6. 51 Malawi 6,621 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Japan?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Japan was 7,350 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 13,589 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 7,350 in 2021.
How does Japan rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Japan ranks 48th 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 Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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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