Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 967 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 967 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,650 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 967, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,261 | — |
| 2001 | 2,121 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 2,451 | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 2,650 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 2,309 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 2,198 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1,905 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 1,985 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2,146 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 1,996 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 2,145 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 2,405 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 1,889 | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 2,040 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1,962 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2,021 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,756 | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 1,810 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,675 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1,371 | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 1,057 | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 967 | -8.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 967 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 478, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 967 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,445, 40% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,202 | 1,905 | 2,650 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,907 | 1,371 | 2,405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,012 | 967 | 1,057 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Sri Lanka?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Sri Lanka was 967 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,650 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 967 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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 Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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