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

Eritrea: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 1,626 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1,626
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
113th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,672
in 2000
All-time low
1,616
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k2000201020212000: 6.7k2001: 2.8k2002: 2.8k2003: 4.8k2004: 4.4k2005: 3.6k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.7k2008: 3.0k2009: 3.0k2010: 3.0k2011: 3.1k2012: 3.3k2013: 3.0k2014: 2.4k2015: 2.1k2016: 2.2k2017: 2.1k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Eritrea is 1,626, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Eritrea peaked at 6,672 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,616, in 2020.

That places Eritrea 113th 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 Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Eritrea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 6,672
2001 2,843 -57.4%
2002 2,805 -1.3%
2003 4,757 +69.6%
2004 4,367 -8.2%
2005 3,612 -17.3%
2006 3,136 -13.2%
2007 3,743 +19.4%
2008 3,006 -19.7%
2009 3,022 +0.5%
2010 2,991 -1.0%
2011 3,093 +3.4%
2012 3,254 +5.2%
2013 2,977 -8.5%
2014 2,425 -18.5%
2015 2,094 -13.6%
2016 2,246 +7.3%
2017 2,081 -7.3%
2018 1,892 -9.1%
2019 1,842 -2.6%
2020 1,616 -12.3%
2021 1,626 +0.6%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 1,626 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14,091, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 1,626 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,218, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Eritrea 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +69.6% 2,805 4,757

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,796 2,805 6,672 10
2010s 2,490 1,842 3,254 10
2020s 1,621 1,616 1,626 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 110 Djibouti 1,799 compare
  2. 111 Belarus 1,696 compare
  3. 112 Georgia 1,645 compare
  4. 114 Panama 1,512 compare
  5. 115 Portugal 1,504 compare
  6. 116 Australia 1,468 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Eritrea?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Eritrea was 1,626 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 6,672 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,616 in 2020.
How does Eritrea rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
Eritrea ranks 113th 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 Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea 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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