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

Portugal: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 1,504 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1,504
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
115th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4,531
in 2000
All-time low
1,445
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2000201020212000: 4.5k2001: 4.3k2002: 4.4k2003: 4.1k2004: 3.9k2005: 3.5k2006: 3.4k2007: 3.1k2008: 3.0k2009: 2.9k2010: 2.7k2011: 2.6k2012: 2.6k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.2k2015: 2.1k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.8k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.4k2021: 1.5k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Portugal stood at 1,504.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Portugal peaked at 4,531 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,445, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 115th 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Portugal, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 4,531
2001 4,320 -4.7%
2002 4,381 +1.4%
2003 4,131 -5.7%
2004 3,873 -6.2%
2005 3,536 -8.7%
2006 3,423 -3.2%
2007 3,127 -8.6%
2008 2,995 -4.2%
2009 2,871 -4.1%
2010 2,727 -5.0%
2011 2,612 -4.2%
2012 2,590 -0.8%
2013 2,393 -7.6%
2014 2,226 -7.0%
2015 2,124 -4.6%
2016 1,836 -13.6%
2017 1,800 -2.0%
2018 1,905 +5.8%
2019 1,771 -7.0%
2020 1,445 -18.4%
2021 1,504 +4.1%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 1,504 is above the median for high income countries, which is 208, 7.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 1,504 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 411, 3.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,719 2,871 4,531 10
2010s 2,198 1,771 2,727 10
2020s 1,474 1,445 1,504 2

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 112 Georgia 1,645 compare
  2. 113 Eritrea 1,626 compare
  3. 114 Panama 1,512 compare
  4. 116 Australia 1,468 compare
  5. 117 Uruguay 1,031 compare
  6. 118 Qatar 983 compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Portugal?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Portugal was 1,504 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 4,531 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 1,445 in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
Portugal ranks 115th 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 Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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