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

Iran: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 656 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
656
Change on year
down 43.3%
World rank
79th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,642
in 2000
All-time low
656
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000201020212000: 2.6k2001: 2.4k2002: 2.5k2003: 2.4k2004: 2.1k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.9k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.9k2009: 1.9k2010: 2.0k2011: 2.0k2012: 2.2k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.3k2015: 1.4k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.8k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.0k2020: 1.2k2021: 656

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 Iran is 656, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 43.3% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Iran peaked at 2,642 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 656, in 2021.

Iran ranks 79th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Iran, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are clinically diagnosed. in Iran, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 2,642
2001 2,422 -8.3%
2002 2,455 +1.4%
2003 2,370 -3.5%
2004 2,131 -10.1%
2005 1,807 -15.2%
2006 1,866 +3.3%
2007 1,830 -1.9%
2008 1,865 +1.9%
2009 1,926 +3.3%
2010 1,985 +3.1%
2011 1,980 -0.3%
2012 2,191 +10.7%
2013 1,390 -36.6%
2014 1,320 -5.0%
2015 1,432 +8.5%
2016 1,750 +22.2%
2017 1,790 +2.3%
2018 1,748 -2.3%
2019 1,041 -40.4%
2020 1,156 +11.0%
2021 656 -43.3%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 656 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 478, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 656 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95, 6.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Iran 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -43.3% 1,156 656

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,131 1,807 2,642 10
2010s 1,663 1,041 2,191 10
2020s 906 656 1,156 2

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 76 Tajikistan 703 compare
  2. 77 Equatorial Guinea 699 compare
  3. 78 Burundi 675 compare
  4. 80 Romania 653 compare
  5. 81 Azerbaijan 652 compare
  6. 82 Rwanda 603 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Iran?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Iran was 656 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 Iran?
The highest recorded value was 2,642 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 656 in 2021.
How does Iran rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Iran ranks 79th 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 Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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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