Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in South Korea
South Korea: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 3,407 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in South Korea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 3,407 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in South Korea peaked at 18,938 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,407, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 42nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,304 | — |
| 2001 | 18,521 | +63.8% |
| 2002 | 16,694 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 15,964 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 16,231 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 18,460 | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 18,804 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 18,778 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17,292 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 17,634 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 18,660 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 18,386 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 18,938 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11,559 | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 11,015 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 10,069 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 9,345 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 6,870 | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 5,390 | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 4,582 | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 3,828 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 3,407 | -11.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3,407 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 162.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3,407 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 105, 32.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +63.8% | 11,304 | 18,521 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,968 | 11,304 | 18,804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,481 | 4,582 | 18,938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,618 | 3,407 | 3,828 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in South Korea?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in South Korea was 3,407 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 18,938 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,407 in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- South Korea ranks 42nd 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 South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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