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

Latest (2021)
3,407
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
42nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
18,938
in 2012
All-time low
3,407
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201020212000: 11.3k2001: 18.5k2002: 16.7k2003: 16.0k2004: 16.2k2005: 18.5k2006: 18.8k2007: 18.8k2008: 17.3k2009: 17.6k2010: 18.7k2011: 18.4k2012: 18.9k2013: 11.6k2014: 11.0k2015: 10.1k2016: 9.3k2017: 6.9k2018: 5.4k2019: 4.6k2020: 3.8k2021: 3.4k

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

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are clinically diagnosed. in South Korea, 2000 to 2021.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +63.8% 11,304 18,521

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Nepal 3,923 compare
  2. 40 Central African Republic 3,542 compare
  3. 41 Guinea 3,492 compare
  4. 43 Ghana 3,153 compare
  5. 44 Malawi 3,082 compare
  6. 45 Colombia 2,929 compare

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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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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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