Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 4,376 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Cameroon is 4,376, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Cameroon peaked at 6,752 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 625, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 34th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 625 | — |
| 2001 | 809 | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 1,788 | +121.0% |
| 2003 | 2,951 | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 3,640 | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 5,021 | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 6,539 | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 6,752 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6,282 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 5,780 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 5,437 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4,941 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 5,204 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 5,514 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 5,472 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,767 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 5,590 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 5,858 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 5,309 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 5,195 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4,088 | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 4,376 | +7.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4,376 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,212, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4,376 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,998, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +121.0% | 809 | 1,788 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,019 | 625 | 6,752 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,429 | 4,941 | 5,858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,232 | 4,088 | 4,376 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Cameroon?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Cameroon was 4,376 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6,752 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 625 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Cameroon ranks 34th 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 Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 clinically diagnosed.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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