Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 4,801 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 4,801 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Sierra Leone peaked at 5,921 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 821, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 30th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 821 | — |
| 2001 | 1,420 | +73.0% |
| 2002 | 1,344 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1,695 | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 1,368 | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 1,679 | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 2,802 | +66.9% |
| 2007 | 3,197 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 3,952 | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 4,491 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 4,919 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 4,358 | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 4,241 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 3,958 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 4,239 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 3,546 | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 1,948 | -45.1% |
| 2017 | 5,107 | +162.2% |
| 2018 | 5,544 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 5,921 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 4,573 | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 4,801 | +5.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 4,801 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,542, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 4,801 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,998, 2.4× 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 Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +162.2% | 1,948 | 5,107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,277 | 821 | 4,491 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,378 | 1,948 | 5,921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,687 | 4,573 | 4,801 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Sierra Leone?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Sierra Leone was 4,801 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5,921 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 821 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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