Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Panama
Panama: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 2,175 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Panama stood at 2,175. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Panama peaked at 2,175 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,133, in 2020.
Panama ranks 110th of 197 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.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,169 | — |
| 2001 | 1,718 | +47.0% |
| 2002 | 1,577 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 1,620 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,701 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1,637 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,636 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,596 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,635 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,535 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1,541 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,632 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1,520 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 1,449 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,457 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,646 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1,810 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1,874 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,723 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1,265 | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 1,133 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 1,452 | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 1,645 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 2,077 | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 2,175 | +4.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2,175 is above the median for high income countries, which is 377.5, 5.8× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Panama's 2,175 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,122, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,582 | 1,169 | 1,718 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,592 | 1,265 | 1,874 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,696 | 1,133 | 2,175 | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Panama?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Panama was 2,175 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2,175 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,133 in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Panama ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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