Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Kenya
Kenya: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 9,857 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
9,857
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
17th
of 214 countries
All-time high
18,032
in 2007
All-time low
9,118
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 9,857 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Kenya peaked at 18,032 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9,118, in 2000.
That places Kenya 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,118 | — |
| 2001 | 10,723 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 11,578 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 13,403 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 14,949 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 15,265 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 17,443 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 18,032 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 16,881 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 17,438 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 17,382 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 17,069 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 15,934 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 14,478 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 15,640 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 14,408 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 13,192 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 13,353 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 13,743 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 12,030 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 10,043 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 9,857 | -1.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 9,857 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,193, 8.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 9,857 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,494, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,483 | 9,118 | 18,032 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,723 | 12,030 | 17,382 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,950 | 9,857 | 10,043 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Kenya?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Kenya was 9,857 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18,032 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,118 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
- Kenya ranks 17th 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 Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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