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

Zambia: The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin was 16,922 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16,922
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
17th
of 155 countries
All-time high
16,922
in 2021
All-time low
397
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2017201920212017: 3972018: 15.1k2019: 15.4k2020: 15.4k2021: 16.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Zambia is 16,922, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 4,162.5% over five years.

That places Zambia 17th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients. in Zambia, 2017 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2017 397
2018 15,106 +3705.0%
2019 15,400 +1.9%
2020 15,390 -0.1%
2021 16,922 +10.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 16,922 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,804, 6.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 16,922 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,015, 8.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10,301 397 15,400 3
2020s 16,156 15,390 16,922 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 14 Brazil 24,394 compare
  2. 15 Russian Federation 21,391 compare
  3. 16 Afghanistan 17,443 compare
  4. 18 Peru 13,453 compare
  5. 19 Nepal 11,863 compare
  6. 20 Malaysia 10,434 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Zambia?
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Zambia was 16,922 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 16,922 in 2021.
What is the lowest the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 397 in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin?
Zambia ranks 17th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Zambia 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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