Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 1,227 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,227
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
66th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,337
in 2018
All-time low
338
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sierra Leone stood at 1,227.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,337 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 338, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 400 | — |
| 2001 | 487 | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 338 | -30.6% |
| 2003 | 388 | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 484 | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 551 | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 480 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 706 | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 854 | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 776 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 831 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 775 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 570 | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 489 | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 509 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 584 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 835 | +43.0% |
| 2017 | 1,154 | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 1,337 | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 1,334 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,308 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,227 | -6.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,227 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,606, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,227 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,494, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 546.4 | 338 | 854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 841.8 | 489 | 1,337 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,268 | 1,227 | 1,308 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sierra Leone?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sierra Leone was 1,227 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,337 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 338 in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
- Sierra Leone ranks 66th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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