Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Ghana
Ghana: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 896 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
896
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
79th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,471
in 2011
All-time low
615
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Ghana stood at 896.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Ghana peaked at 1,471 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 615, in 2000.
That places Ghana 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 615 | — |
| 2001 | 816 | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 793 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 759 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 904 | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 1,019 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1,049 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,092 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1,383 | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 1,437 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,400 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,471 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,301 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 1,347 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,181 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 1,212 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,264 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,180 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1,165 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,159 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 919 | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 896 | -2.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 896 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,193, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 896 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,494, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 986.7 | 615 | 1,437 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,268 | 1,159 | 1,471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 907.5 | 896 | 919 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Ghana?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Ghana was 896 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,471 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 615 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
- Ghana ranks 79th 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 Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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