Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 2,908 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Cameroon is 2,908, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Cameroon peaked at 4,322 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 415, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 45th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 have in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 415 | — |
| 2001 | 491 | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 873 | +77.8% |
| 2003 | 1,649 | +88.9% |
| 2004 | 2,067 | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 2,461 | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 3,100 | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 3,152 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,191 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,190 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,157 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,597 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 3,524 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 3,884 | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 4,060 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 4,139 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,322 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 4,154 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 3,738 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 3,573 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 3,381 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2,908 | -14.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,908 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,193, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,908 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,494, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +88.9% | 873 | 1,649 |
| 2002 | +77.8% | 491 | 873 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,059 | 415 | 3,191 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,815 | 3,157 | 4,322 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,144 | 2,908 | 3,381 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Cameroon?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Cameroon was 2,908 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 have recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,322 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 415 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
- Cameroon ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 have extrapulmonary TB.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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