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

Somalia: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 8,411 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8,411
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
43rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
8,411
in 2021
All-time low
3,776
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201020212000: 3.8k2001: 4.6k2002: 4.8k2003: 5.2k2004: 6.5k2005: 7.1k2006: 6.9k2007: 6.1k2008: 6.5k2009: 6.0k2010: 5.2k2011: 5.9k2012: 6.1k2013: 6.9k2014: 6.6k2015: 7.0k2016: 6.5k2017: 7.7k2018: 7.4k2019: 7.9k2020: 8.4k2021: 8.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 8,411 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.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Somalia peaked at 8,411 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,776, in 2000.

Somalia ranks 43rd 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Somalia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 3,776
2001 4,640 +22.9%
2002 4,818 +3.8%
2003 5,190 +7.7%
2004 6,479 +24.8%
2005 7,068 +9.1%
2006 6,861 -2.9%
2007 6,130 -10.7%
2008 6,520 +6.4%
2009 6,047 -7.3%
2010 5,225 -13.6%
2011 5,884 +12.6%
2012 6,127 +4.1%
2013 6,911 +12.8%
2014 6,620 -4.2%
2015 6,970 +5.3%
2016 6,535 -6.2%
2017 7,691 +17.7%
2018 7,424 -3.5%
2019 7,892 +6.3%
2020 8,405 +6.5%
2021 8,411 +0.1%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 8,411 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7,968, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 8,411 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,844, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,753 3,776 7,068 10
2010s 6,728 5,225 7,892 10
2020s 8,408 8,405 8,411 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 40 Argentina 8,596 compare
  2. 41 South Sudan 8,585 compare
  3. 42 Colombia 8,496 compare
  4. 44 Sudan 8,225 compare
  5. 45 Chad 7,968 compare
  6. 46 Cambodia 7,643 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Somalia?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Somalia was 8,411 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 8,411 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,776 in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Somalia ranks 43rd 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 Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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