Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Iran

Iran: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 1,422 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1,422
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
60th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,442
in 2000
All-time low
1,422
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Iran, 2000–2021

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201020212000: 3.4k2001: 3.4k2002: 3.3k2003: 3.0k2004: 2.8k2005: 2.5k2006: 2.4k2007: 2.5k2008: 2.6k2009: 2.7k2010: 2.9k2011: 3.1k2012: 3.1k2013: 3.2k2014: 2.9k2015: 2.9k2016: 2.6k2017: 2.5k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.1k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Iran stood at 1,422. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Iran peaked at 3,442 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,422, in 2021.

That places Iran 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 have in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have extrapulmonary TB. in Iran, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 3,442
2001 3,421 -0.6%
2002 3,278 -4.2%
2003 3,024 -7.7%
2004 2,827 -6.5%
2005 2,530 -10.5%
2006 2,386 -5.7%
2007 2,515 +5.4%
2008 2,569 +2.1%
2009 2,685 +4.5%
2010 2,869 +6.9%
2011 3,076 +7.2%
2012 3,105 +0.9%
2013 3,178 +2.4%
2014 2,931 -7.8%
2015 2,884 -1.6%
2016 2,635 -8.6%
2017 2,476 -6.0%
2018 2,231 -9.9%
2019 2,099 -5.9%
2020 1,546 -26.3%
2021 1,422 -8.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 1,422 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 282, 5.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 1,422 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 771, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,868 2,386 3,442 10
2010s 2,748 2,099 3,178 10
2020s 1,484 1,422 1,546 2

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 57 Ukraine 1,556 compare
  2. 58 Chad 1,532 compare
  3. 59 Niger 1,456 compare
  4. 61 Syria 1,396 compare
  5. 62 Tajikistan 1,366 compare
  6. 63 Mali 1,353 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Iran?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Iran was 1,422 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 Iran?
The highest recorded value was 3,442 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 1,422 in 2021.
How does Iran rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
Iran ranks 60th 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 Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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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Indicator
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have extrapulmonary TB.
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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