Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malta
Malta: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases was 64 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
64
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 192 countries
All-time high
64
in 2013
All-time low
22
in 2001
Years of data
25
1990–2014
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malta, 1990–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malta stood at 64. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malta peaked at 64 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2001.
Malta ranks 171st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 | — |
| 1991 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 43 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 54 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 64 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 64 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 64 is below the median for high income countries, which is 670, 10% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 64 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,550, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5 | 24 | 33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2 | 22 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60 | 54 | 64 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malta?
- Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malta was 64 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
- Malta ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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