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

Tonga: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 7 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
7
Change on year
up 40.0%
World rank
187th
of 214 countries
All-time high
23
in 2002
All-time low
4
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

5101520252000201020212000: 152001: 82002: 232003: 112004: 82005: 112006: 142007: 142008: 112009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 92013: 82014: 82015: 62016: 52017: 72018: 72019: 42020: 52021: 7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 7 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Tonga peaked at 23 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2019.

Tonga ranks 187th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Tonga, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 15
2001 8 -46.7%
2002 23 +187.5%
2003 11 -52.2%
2004 8 -27.3%
2005 11 +37.5%
2006 14 +27.3%
2007 14 +0.0%
2008 11 -21.4%
2009 6 -45.5%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 9 +50.0%
2013 8 -11.1%
2014 8 +0.0%
2015 6 -25.0%
2016 5 -16.7%
2017 7 +40.0%
2018 7 +0.0%
2019 4 -42.9%
2020 5 +25.0%
2021 7 +40.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,321, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 242, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.1 6 23 10
2010s 6.6 4 9 10
2020s 6 5 7 2

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 184 Bahamas 12 compare
  2. 184 Northern Mariana Islands 12 compare
  3. 186 Seychelles 10 compare
  4. 188 Palau 6 compare
  5. 188 Aruba 6 compare
  6. 190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Tonga?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Tonga was 7 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 Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 23 in 2002.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2019.
How does Tonga rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Tonga ranks 187th 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 Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga 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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