Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Colombia

Colombia: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 14,091 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
14,091
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
45th
of 214 countries
All-time high
14,888
in 2019
All-time low
10,360
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Colombia, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020212000: 11.6k2001: 11.5k2002: 11.4k2003: 11.6k2004: 11.2k2005: 10.4k2006: 11.1k2007: 10.9k2008: 11.3k2009: 11.7k2010: 11.9k2011: 12.4k2012: 12.6k2013: 12.2k2014: 12.3k2015: 12.7k2016: 13.5k2017: 13.9k2018: 13.8k2019: 14.9k2020: 12.6k2021: 14.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 14,091 for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in 2021.

The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Colombia peaked at 14,888 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,360, in 2005.

Colombia ranks 45th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Colombia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 11,630
2001 11,480 -1.3%
2002 11,376 -0.9%
2003 11,640 +2.3%
2004 11,242 -3.4%
2005 10,360 -7.8%
2006 11,128 +7.4%
2007 10,950 -1.6%
2008 11,344 +3.6%
2009 11,663 +2.8%
2010 11,889 +1.9%
2011 12,438 +4.6%
2012 12,586 +1.2%
2013 12,222 -2.9%
2014 12,321 +0.8%
2015 12,698 +3.1%
2016 13,467 +6.1%
2017 13,870 +3.0%
2018 13,774 -0.7%
2019 14,888 +8.1%
2020 12,582 -15.5%
2021 14,091 +12.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 14,091 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,248, 6.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 14,091 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 461, 30.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,281 10,360 11,663 10
2010s 13,015 11,889 14,888 10
2020s 13,336 12,582 14,091 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 42 Zimbabwe 16,541 compare
  2. 43 Uzbekistan 15,450 compare
  3. 44 Malawi 14,594 compare
  4. 45 Chad 14,091 compare
  5. 47 Senegal 13,902 compare
  6. 48 Ghana 13,646 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Colombia?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Colombia was 14,091 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 14,888 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,360 in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
Colombia ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year
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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