Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 15 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 15 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.8% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Puerto Rico peaked at 81 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81 | — |
| 2001 | 74 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 62 | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 69 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 56 | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 52 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 30 | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 37 | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 29 | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 41 | +41.4% |
| 2013 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 33 | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 45 | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 30 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 17 | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 31 | +82.4% |
| 2020 | 23 | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 15 | -34.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 119, 13% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7 | 30 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4 | 17 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 | 15 | 23 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Puerto Rico?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Puerto Rico was 15 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Puerto Rico ranks 179th 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 Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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