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

Iran: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 6,315 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6,315
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
69th
of 214 countries
All-time high
11,850
in 2000
All-time low
6,095
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2000201020212000: 11.8k2001: 11.8k2002: 11.7k2003: 11.1k2004: 10.3k2005: 9.4k2006: 9.5k2007: 9.5k2008: 9.6k2009: 10.5k2010: 10.8k2011: 11.5k2012: 11.5k2013: 11.4k2014: 10.4k2015: 10.4k2016: 9.5k2017: 9.3k2018: 9.1k2019: 8.7k2020: 6.1k2021: 6.3k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Iran recorded 6,315 for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Iran peaked at 11,850 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,095, in 2020.

Iran ranks 69th 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 Iran, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Iran, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 11,850
2001 11,783 -0.6%
2002 11,700 -0.7%
2003 11,105 -5.1%
2004 10,296 -7.3%
2005 9,366 -9.0%
2006 9,535 +1.8%
2007 9,490 -0.5%
2008 9,579 +0.9%
2009 10,536 +10.0%
2010 10,802 +2.5%
2011 11,495 +6.4%
2012 11,483 -0.1%
2013 11,359 -1.1%
2014 10,395 -8.5%
2015 10,416 +0.2%
2016 9,454 -9.2%
2017 9,260 -2.1%
2018 9,086 -1.9%
2019 8,691 -4.3%
2020 6,095 -29.9%
2021 6,315 +3.6%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 6,315 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,248, 2.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 6,315 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,987, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Iran 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
2020 -29.9% 8,691 6,095

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,524 9,366 11,850 10
2010s 10,244 8,691 11,495 10
2020s 6,205 6,095 6,315 2

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 66 Burundi 6,874 compare
  2. 67 Namibia 6,864 compare
  3. 68 Sri Lanka 6,771 compare
  4. 70 Laos 6,200 compare
  5. 71 Ecuador 5,973 compare
  6. 72 Iraq 5,832 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Iran?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Iran was 6,315 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 Iran?
The highest recorded value was 11,850 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 6,095 in 2020.
How does Iran rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
Iran ranks 69th 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 Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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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