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

Latest (2021)
15
Change on year
down 34.8%
World rank
179th
of 214 countries
All-time high
81
in 2000
All-time low
15
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

204060802000201020212000: 812001: 742002: 782003: 622004: 652005: 602006: 692007: 562008: 522009: 302010: 372011: 292012: 412013: 422014: 392015: 332016: 452017: 302018: 172019: 312020: 232021: 15

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

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Puerto Rico, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.7 30 81 10
2010s 34.4 17 45 10
2020s 19 15 23 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 176 Greenland 27 compare
  2. 177 Luxembourg 26 compare
  3. 178 Tuvalu 20 compare
  4. 179 Palestine 15 compare
  5. 179 New Caledonia 15 compare
  6. 182 Nauru 14 compare

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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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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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