Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 30,180 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
30,180
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 214 countries
All-time high
32,346
in 2019
All-time low
10,520
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea stood at 30,180.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Papua New Guinea peaked at 32,346 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,520, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,520 | — |
| 2001 | 12,658 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 11,197 | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 12,798 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 12,743 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 12,564 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 13,532 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 16,183 | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 13,984 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 13,220 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 16,113 | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 16,324 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 22,488 | +37.8% |
| 2013 | 24,860 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 28,567 | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 28,696 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 29,751 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 27,934 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 29,364 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 32,346 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 29,959 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 30,180 | +0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30,180 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,198, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30,180 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 372, 81.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,940 | 10,520 | 16,183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,644 | 16,113 | 32,346 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,070 | 29,959 | 30,180 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Papua New Guinea was 30,180 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 32,346 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,520 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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