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

Philippines: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 138,479 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
138,479
Change on year
up 28.8%
World rank
7th
of 214 countries
All-time high
138,479
in 2021
All-time low
59,341
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201020212000: 67.1k2001: 59.3k2002: 65.1k2003: 72.7k2004: 78.2k2005: 81.6k2006: 85.7k2007: 86.6k2008: 85.0k2009: 88.8k2010: 89.2k2011: 93.6k2012: 94.0k2013: 102.0k2014: 99.3k2015: 96.2k2016: 119.4k2017: 119.7k2018: 132.0k2019: 135.8k2020: 107.5k2021: 138.5k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 138,479 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 28.8% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Philippines peaked at 138,479 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59,341, in 2001.

Philippines ranks 7th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Philippines, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 67,056
2001 59,341 -11.5%
2002 65,148 +9.8%
2003 72,670 +11.5%
2004 78,163 +7.6%
2005 81,647 +4.5%
2006 85,740 +5.0%
2007 86,566 +1.0%
2008 85,025 -1.8%
2009 88,806 +4.4%
2010 89,198 +0.4%
2011 93,580 +4.9%
2012 94,006 +0.5%
2013 102,022 +8.5%
2014 99,268 -2.7%
2015 96,250 -3.0%
2016 119,366 +24.0%
2017 119,712 +0.3%
2018 131,980 +10.2%
2019 135,774 +2.9%
2020 107,550 -20.8%
2021 138,479 +28.8%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 138,479 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,321, 104.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 138,479 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 242, 572.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77,016 59,341 88,806 10
2010s 108,116 89,198 135,774 10
2020s 123,014 107,550 138,479 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 4 Bangladesh 198,135 compare
  2. 5 Nigeria 158,000 compare
  3. 6 Pakistan 144,340 compare
  4. 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 131,060 compare
  5. 9 South Africa 103,092 compare
  6. 10 Brazil 53,194 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Philippines?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Philippines was 138,479 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 138,479 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 59,341 in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Philippines ranks 7th 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 Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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