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

Korea: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 13,263 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
13,263
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
30th
of 214 countries
All-time high
21,817
in 2013
All-time low
8,216
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201020212000: 8.2k2001: 11.8k2002: 11.3k2003: 11.0k2004: 11.5k2005: 11.6k2006: 11.5k2007: 10.9k2008: 11.0k2009: 11.3k2010: 11.6k2011: 11.7k2012: 12.1k2013: 21.8k2014: 21.5k2015: 20.1k2016: 20.1k2017: 20.0k2018: 19.4k2019: 17.7k2020: 14.0k2021: 13.3k

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 Korea is 13,263, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Korea peaked at 21,817 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,216, in 2000.

Korea ranks 30th 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 Korea, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Korea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 8,216
2001 11,805 +43.7%
2002 11,345 -3.9%
2003 10,976 -3.3%
2004 11,471 +4.5%
2005 11,638 +1.5%
2006 11,513 -1.1%
2007 10,927 -5.1%
2008 11,048 +1.1%
2009 11,285 +2.1%
2010 11,596 +2.8%
2011 11,714 +1.0%
2012 12,137 +3.6%
2013 21,817 +79.8%
2014 21,489 -1.5%
2015 20,055 -6.7%
2016 20,072 +0.1%
2017 19,972 -0.5%
2018 19,445 -2.6%
2019 17,738 -8.8%
2020 14,049 -20.8%
2021 13,263 -5.6%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 13,263 is above the median for high income countries, which is 119, 111.5× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 13,263 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 242, 54.8× 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 Korea 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 +79.8% 12,137 21,817
2001 +43.7% 8,216 11,805

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,022 8,216 11,805 10
2010s 17,604 11,596 21,817 10
2020s 13,656 13,263 14,049 2

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 27 Côte d'Ivoire 15,334 compare
  2. 28 Cameroon 15,125 compare
  3. 29 Morocco 14,410 compare
  4. 31 Malaysia 13,085 compare
  5. 32 Mexico 12,864 compare
  6. 33 Ukraine 12,256 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Korea?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Korea was 13,263 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 Korea?
The highest recorded value was 21,817 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 8,216 in 2000.
How does Korea rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Korea ranks 30th 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 Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea 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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