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

El Salvador: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 1,954 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,954
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
107th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,683
in 2017
All-time low
1,405
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201020212000: 1.7k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.4k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.9k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.2k2015: 2.5k2016: 3.0k2017: 3.7k2018: 3.6k2019: 3.0k2020: 2.1k2021: 2.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1,954 for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in El Salvador peaked at 3,683 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,405, in 2003.

That places El Salvador 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1,665
2001 1,608 -3.4%
2002 1,601 -0.4%
2003 1,405 -12.2%
2004 1,466 +4.3%
2005 1,830 +24.8%
2006 1,679 -8.3%
2007 1,692 +0.8%
2008 1,746 +3.2%
2009 1,736 -0.6%
2010 1,730 -0.3%
2011 1,917 +10.8%
2012 2,063 +7.6%
2013 2,193 +6.3%
2014 2,220 +1.2%
2015 2,461 +10.9%
2016 3,050 +23.9%
2017 3,683 +20.8%
2018 3,624 -1.6%
2019 3,025 -16.5%
2020 2,060 -31.9%
2021 1,954 -5.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1,954 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,248, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1,954 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 461, 4.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,643 1,405 1,830 10
2010s 2,597 1,730 3,683 10
2020s 2,007 1,954 2,060 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 104 Honduras 2,092 compare
  2. 105 Eswatini 2,049 compare
  3. 106 Libya 1,987 compare
  4. 108 Equatorial Guinea 1,936 compare
  5. 109 Nicaragua 1,897 compare
  6. 110 Djibouti 1,799 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in El Salvador?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in El Salvador was 1,954 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3,683 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1,405 in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
El Salvador ranks 107th 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 El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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