Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 937 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 937 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Namibia peaked at 2,687 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 937, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 77th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,459 | — |
| 2001 | 1,522 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1,445 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1,474 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,506 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,907 | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 2,450 | +28.5% |
| 2007 | 2,687 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 2,582 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,538 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,330 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2,039 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 2,063 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,846 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 1,561 | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 1,667 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1,603 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,535 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,490 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,524 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,064 | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 937 | -11.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 937 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,193, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 937 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,494, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,957 | 1,445 | 2,687 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,766 | 1,490 | 2,330 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 937 | 1,064 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Namibia?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Namibia was 937 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,687 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 937 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
- Namibia ranks 77th 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 Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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