Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 357 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
357
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
135th
of 214 countries
All-time high
768
in 2001
All-time low
346
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Costa Rica stood at 357.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Costa Rica peaked at 768 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 346, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 585 | — |
| 2001 | 768 | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 543 | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 604 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 739 | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 560 | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 512 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 565 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 511 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 457 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 499 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 524 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 480 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 417 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 469 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 424 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 370 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 384 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 408 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 410 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 346 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 357 | +3.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 357 is above the median for high income countries, which is 208, 1.7× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 357 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 461, 77% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 584.4 | 457 | 768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 438.5 | 370 | 524 | 10 |
| 2020s | 351.5 | 346 | 357 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Costa Rica?
- Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Costa Rica was 357 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 768 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 346 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th 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 Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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