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

Sri Lanka: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 1,870 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,870
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
52nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,727
in 2015
All-time low
847
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000201020212000: 1.6k2001: 8472002: 1.9k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.9k2006: 1.9k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.4k2010: 2.5k2011: 2.6k2012: 2.3k2013: 2.6k2014: 2.7k2015: 2.7k2016: 2.6k2017: 2.3k2018: 2.5k2019: 2.2k2020: 2.0k2021: 1.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sri Lanka is 1,870, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,727 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 847, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have extrapulmonary TB. in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1,561
2001 847 -45.7%
2002 1,950 +130.2%
2003 1,811 -7.1%
2004 1,735 -4.2%
2005 1,917 +10.5%
2006 1,936 +1.0%
2007 1,984 +2.5%
2008 2,167 +9.2%
2009 2,358 +8.8%
2010 2,548 +8.1%
2011 2,612 +2.5%
2012 2,349 -10.1%
2013 2,589 +10.2%
2014 2,710 +4.7%
2015 2,727 +0.6%
2016 2,574 -5.6%
2017 2,275 -11.6%
2018 2,483 +9.1%
2019 2,184 -12.0%
2020 1,986 -9.1%
2021 1,870 -5.8%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 1,870 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 282, 6.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 1,870 is below the median for South Asia, which is 5,122, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Sri Lanka 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
2002 +130.2% 847 1,950

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,827 847 2,358 10
2010s 2,505 2,184 2,727 10
2020s 1,928 1,870 1,986 2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 49 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,263 compare
  2. 50 Colombia 2,234 compare
  3. 51 Liberia 2,016 compare
  4. 53 Burundi 1,793 compare
  5. 54 Tunisia 1,711 compare
  6. 55 United States of America 1,617 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sri Lanka?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Sri Lanka was 1,870 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2,727 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 847 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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 Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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