Total number of notified TB cases in Samoa
Samoa: Total number of notified TB cases was 23 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
23
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
174th
of 190 countries
All-time high
34
in 2004
All-time low
12
in 2008
Years of data
11
2003–2014
Total number of notified TB cases in Samoa, 2003–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total number of notified tb cases in Samoa is 23, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total number of notified tb cases in Samoa peaked at 34 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2008.
Samoa ranks 174th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Total number of notified TB cases in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27 | — |
| 2004 | 34 | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 24 | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 12 | -53.8% |
| 2009 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 20 | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | +4.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 23 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,974, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.17 | 12 | 34 | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.2 | 14 | 23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total number of notified tb cases in Samoa?
- Total number of notified tb cases in Samoa was 23 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total number of notified tb cases recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2004.
- What is the lowest total number of notified tb cases recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for total number of notified tb cases?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is total number of notified tb cases rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Total number of notified TB cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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