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

Korea: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 4,763 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4,763
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
27th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9,457
in 2011
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000201020212000: 02001: 3.8k2002: 4.0k2003: 3.7k2004: 3.6k2005: 5.2k2006: 5.0k2007: 5.0k2008: 5.8k2009: 6.9k2010: 8.8k2011: 9.5k2012: 8.5k2013: 8.2k2014: 7.7k2015: 7.4k2016: 7.0k2017: 6.6k2018: 6.2k2019: 5.6k2020: 5.2k2021: 4.8k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Korea recorded 4,763 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Korea peaked at 9,457 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.

Korea ranks 27th 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 Korea, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have extrapulmonary TB. in Korea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0
2001 3,797
2002 3,971 +4.6%
2003 3,747 -5.6%
2004 3,554 -5.2%
2005 5,171 +45.5%
2006 5,044 -2.5%
2007 5,005 -0.8%
2008 5,813 +16.1%
2009 6,923 +19.1%
2010 8,795 +27.0%
2011 9,457 +7.5%
2012 8,470 -10.4%
2013 8,203 -3.2%
2014 7,686 -6.3%
2015 7,417 -3.5%
2016 7,018 -5.4%
2017 6,625 -5.6%
2018 6,217 -6.2%
2019 5,636 -9.3%
2020 5,233 -7.2%
2021 4,763 -9.0%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 4,763 is above the median for high income countries, which is 34, 140.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 4,763 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 153, 31.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Korea 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +45.5% 3,554 5,171
2010 +27.0% 6,923 8,795

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,302 0 6,923 10
2010s 7,552 5,636 9,457 10
2020s 4,998 4,763 5,233 2

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 24 Uzbekistan 5,309 compare
  2. 25 Sudan 5,180 compare
  3. 26 Somalia 4,786 compare
  4. 28 Guinea 4,702 compare
  5. 29 Malawi 4,682 compare
  6. 30 Peru 4,656 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Korea?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Korea was 4,763 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 Korea?
The highest recorded value was 9,457 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
How does Korea rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
Korea ranks 27th 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 Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea 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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