Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Liberia
Liberia: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases was 22,000 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Liberia, 1990–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Liberia stood at 22,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Liberia peaked at 22,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7,000, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 54th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,000 | — |
| 1991 | 7,200 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 7,400 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 7,500 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7,800 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 8,200 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 8,700 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 9,500 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 10,000 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,430 | 7,000 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,300 | 12,000 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,600 | 17,000 | 22,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Liberia?
- Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Liberia was 22,000 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
- Liberia ranks 54th out of 192 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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