Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea

Eritrea: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 3,049 in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3,049
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
96th
of 192 countries
All-time high
21,453
in 1995
All-time low
2,743
in 2001
Years of data
21
1990–2011

Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea, 1990–2011

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200020111990: 3.7k1992: 4.4k1993: 11.7k1994: 15.5k1995: 21.5k1996: 5.2k1997: 8.3k1998: 7.8k1999: 6.0k2000: 6.7k2001: 2.7k2002: 2.8k2003: 4.7k2004: 4.2k2005: 3.5k2006: 3.0k2007: 3.6k2008: 3.0k2009: 2.9k2010: 2.9k2011: 3.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2011, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea stood at 3,049.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea peaked at 21,453 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,743, in 2001.

Eritrea ranks 96th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea, 1990 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1990 3,699 —
1992 4,386 +18.6%
1993 11,664 +165.9%
1994 15,505 +32.9%
1995 21,453 +38.4%
1996 5,220 -75.7%
1997 8,321 +59.4%
1998 7,789 -6.4%
1999 6,037 -22.5%
2000 6,652 +10.2%
2001 2,743 -58.8%
2002 2,805 +2.3%
2003 4,708 +67.8%
2004 4,239 -10.0%
2005 3,549 -16.3%
2006 3,026 -14.7%
2007 3,641 +20.3%
2008 2,970 -18.4%
2009 2,904 -2.2%
2010 2,870 -1.2%
2011 3,049 +6.2%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 3,049 is below the median for low income countries, which is 10,415, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 3,049 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,806, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +165.9% 4,386 11,664

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,342 3,699 21,453 9
2000s 3,724 2,743 6,652 10
2010s 2,960 2,870 3,049 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 93 Syria 3,395 compare
  2. 94 Honduras 3,233 compare
  3. 95 Turkmenistan 3,230 compare
  4. 97 Guatemala 3,040 compare
  5. 98 Tunisia 3,015 compare
  6. 99 Togo 2,888 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More health data for Eritrea

All data for Eritrea →

Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea?
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea was 3,049 in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 21,453 in 1995.
What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 2,743 in 2001.
How does Eritrea rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
Eritrea ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2011.
Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/tuberculosis-new-and-relapse-cases/eritrea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/tuberculosis-new-and-relapse-cases/eritrea/">Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Eritrea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
205 places, 4,257 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed