Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Zambia
Zambia: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 2,778 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 2,778.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Zambia peaked at 10,202 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,961, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 46th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,202 | — |
| 2001 | 8,524 | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 1,961 | -77.0% |
| 2003 | 7,930 | +304.4% |
| 2004 | 9,701 | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 8,587 | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 9,841 | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 10,015 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9,580 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 9,246 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 9,255 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 9,908 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 9,174 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 9,370 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8,584 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 7,754 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 6,764 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 5,712 | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 4,628 | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 3,967 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 3,175 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 2,778 | -12.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2,778 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,193, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2,778 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,494, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have in Zambia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +304.4% | 1,961 | 7,930 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,559 | 1,961 | 10,202 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,512 | 3,967 | 9,908 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,976 | 2,778 | 3,175 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Zambia?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Zambia was 2,778 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,202 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,961 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
- Zambia ranks 46th 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 Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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