The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in China

China: The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin was 237,238 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
237,238
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
2nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
248,587
in 2020
All-time low
89,171
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021

The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in China, 2017–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2017201920212017: 89.2k2018: 144.2k2019: 235.9k2020: 248.6k2021: 237.2k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in China is 237,238, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 166.0% over five years.

China ranks 2nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in China, year by year

Annual values for The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients. in China, 2017 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2017 89,171
2018 144,192 +61.7%
2019 235,901 +63.6%
2020 248,587 +5.4%
2021 237,238 -4.6%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 237,238 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 880, 269.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • China's 237,238 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 185, 1282.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 156,421 89,171 235,901 3
2020s 242,912 237,238 248,587 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 673,008 compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 144,511 compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 125,823 compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 117,519 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in China?
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in China was 237,238 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 248,587 in 2020.
What is the lowest the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 89,171 in 2017.
How does China rank for the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin?
China ranks 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients.
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
157 places, 785 data points, 2017–2021
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