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

Colombia: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 2,929 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2,929
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
45th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,981
in 2020
All-time low
1,348
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201020212000: 1.4k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.7k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.4k2006: 1.3k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.7k2011: 2.4k2012: 2.4k2013: 2.0k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.8k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.1k2020: 3.0k2021: 2.9k

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 Colombia is 2,929, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Colombia peaked at 2,981 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,348, in 2006.

That places Colombia 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are clinically diagnosed. in Colombia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1,446
2001 1,592 +10.1%
2002 1,724 +8.3%
2003 1,565 -9.2%
2004 1,498 -4.3%
2005 1,429 -4.6%
2006 1,348 -5.7%
2007 1,636 +21.4%
2008 1,709 +4.5%
2009 1,611 -5.7%
2010 1,696 +5.3%
2011 2,355 +38.9%
2012 2,431 +3.2%
2013 1,999 -17.8%
2014 1,596 -20.2%
2015 1,824 +14.3%
2016 2,117 +16.1%
2017 2,139 +1.0%
2018 1,997 -6.6%
2019 2,148 +7.6%
2020 2,981 +38.8%
2021 2,929 -1.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 2,929 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 478, 6.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 2,929 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85, 34.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,556 1,348 1,724 10
2010s 2,030 1,596 2,431 10
2020s 2,955 2,929 2,981 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 42 South Korea 3,407 compare
  2. 43 Ghana 3,153 compare
  3. 44 Malawi 3,082 compare
  4. 46 Yemen 2,876 compare
  5. 47 Uzbekistan 2,345 compare
  6. 48 Argentina 2,279 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Colombia?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Colombia was 2,929 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 2,981 in 2020.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,348 in 2006.
How does Colombia rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Colombia ranks 45th 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 Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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Indicator
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are clinically diagnosed.
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
216 places, 4,709 data points, 2000–2021
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