Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Kenya
Kenya: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 77,854 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
77,854
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
17th
of 214 countries
All-time high
116,723
in 2007
All-time low
64,863
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 77,854.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Kenya peaked at 116,723 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 64,863, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64,863 | — |
| 2001 | 74,209 | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 82,114 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 95,310 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 105,818 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 108,401 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 115,234 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 116,723 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 110,251 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 110,065 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 106,083 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 103,981 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 99,149 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 89,796 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 89,294 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 81,518 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 77,376 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 85,188 | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 96,478 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 86,385 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 72,659 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 77,854 | +7.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 77,854 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,198, 10.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 77,854 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,218, 5.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98,299 | 64,863 | 116,723 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,525 | 77,376 | 106,083 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,256 | 72,659 | 77,854 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Kenya?
- Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Kenya was 77,854 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 116,723 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,863 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
- Kenya ranks 17th 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 Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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