Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 17,504 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17,504
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
41st
of 214 countries
All-time high
17,504
in 2021
All-time low
5,686
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 17,504 for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Somalia peaked at 17,504 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,686, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 41st of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,686 | — |
| 2001 | 6,852 | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 7,391 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 9,278 | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 11,776 | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 13,006 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 11,904 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 11,130 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 12,481 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 11,271 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 10,469 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 12,021 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 12,285 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13,306 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 13,130 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14,203 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 14,381 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16,627 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 16,673 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,965 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17,212 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 17,504 | +1.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 17,504 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14,091, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 17,504 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,218, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,078 | 5,686 | 13,006 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,006 | 10,469 | 16,965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,358 | 17,212 | 17,504 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 38 Sudan 18,596 compare
- 39 South Sudan 18,517 compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 17,669 compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 16,541 compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 15,450 compare
- 44 Malawi 14,594 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Somalia?
- Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Somalia was 17,504 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,504 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,686 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
- Somalia ranks 41st 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 Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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