Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 4,682 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
4,682
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
29th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,145
in 2001
All-time low
4,011
in 2015
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4,682 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in 2021.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Malawi peaked at 6,145 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,011, in 2015.
That places Malawi 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,734 | — |
| 2001 | 6,145 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 5,378 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 5,829 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 6,007 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 5,823 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5,268 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 5,195 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5,369 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 4,966 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 4,857 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5,076 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,886 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 4,308 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 4,567 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 4,011 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 4,093 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,883 | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 5,320 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 5,484 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4,629 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 4,682 | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4,682 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,606, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4,682 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,494, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,571 | 4,966 | 6,145 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,748 | 4,011 | 5,484 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,656 | 4,629 | 4,682 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Malawi?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Malawi was 4,682 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6,145 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,011 in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
- Malawi ranks 29th 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 Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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