Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases was 640,000 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Bangladesh, 1990–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 640,000 for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in 2014. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Bangladesh peaked at 640,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 540,000, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 540,000 | — |
| 1991 | 540,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 550,000 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 560,000 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 570,000 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 590,000 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 600,000 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 620,000 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 620,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 630,000 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 640,000 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 640,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 640,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 640,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 630,000 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 620,000 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 630,000 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 630,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 640,000 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 579,000 | 540,000 | 620,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 634,000 | 630,000 | 640,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 630,000 | 620,000 | 640,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Bangladesh?
- Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Bangladesh was 640,000 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 640,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 540,000 in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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