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

Egypt: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 6,907 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6,907
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
65th
of 214 countries
All-time high
11,935
in 2004
All-time low
6,907
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2000201020212000: 10.8k2001: 11.3k2002: 11.4k2003: 11.7k2004: 11.9k2005: 11.7k2006: 10.4k2007: 10.0k2008: 9.8k2009: 10.0k2010: 9.6k2011: 9.3k2012: 8.8k2013: 8.2k2014: 7.5k2015: 8.2k2016: 8.3k2017: 8.2k2018: 8.4k2019: 8.2k2020: 7.1k2021: 6.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 6,907 for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Egypt peaked at 11,935 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6,907, in 2021.

Egypt ranks 65th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Egypt, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 10,762
2001 11,339 +5.4%
2002 11,440 +0.9%
2003 11,747 +2.7%
2004 11,935 +1.6%
2005 11,735 -1.7%
2006 10,400 -11.4%
2007 10,044 -3.4%
2008 9,760 -2.8%
2009 10,037 +2.8%
2010 9,588 -4.5%
2011 9,307 -2.9%
2012 8,753 -6.0%
2013 8,183 -6.5%
2014 7,467 -8.7%
2015 8,155 +9.2%
2016 8,283 +1.6%
2017 8,195 -1.1%
2018 8,448 +3.1%
2019 8,238 -2.5%
2020 7,115 -13.6%
2021 6,907 -2.9%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 6,907 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,198, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 6,907 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,987, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,920 9,760 11,935 10
2010s 8,462 7,467 9,588 10
2020s 7,011 6,907 7,115 2

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 62 Liberia 7,441 compare
  2. 63 Bolivia 7,198 compare
  3. 64 Burkina Faso 7,194 compare
  4. 66 Burundi 6,874 compare
  5. 67 Namibia 6,864 compare
  6. 68 Sri Lanka 6,771 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Egypt?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Egypt was 6,907 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 11,935 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 6,907 in 2021.
How does Egypt rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
Egypt ranks 65th 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 Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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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