Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea

South Korea: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 42,589 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
42,589
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
23rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
63,904
in 1990
All-time low
21,782
in 2000
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea, 1990–2011

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1990200020111990: 63.9k1991: 57.9k1992: 48.1k1993: 47.0k1994: 38.2k1995: 42.1k1996: 39.3k1997: 33.2k1998: 34.7k1999: 32.1k2000: 21.8k2001: 37.3k2002: 35.0k2003: 33.8k2004: 34.4k2005: 38.3k2006: 37.9k2007: 37.6k2008: 36.8k2009: 38.7k2010: 41.9k2011: 42.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea is 42,589, measured in 2011.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea peaked at 63,904 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21,782, in 2000.

That places South Korea 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea, 1990 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1990 63,904 —
1991 57,864 -9.5%
1992 48,070 -16.9%
1993 46,999 -2.2%
1994 38,155 -18.8%
1995 42,117 +10.4%
1996 39,315 -6.7%
1997 33,215 -15.5%
1998 34,661 +4.4%
1999 32,075 -7.5%
2000 21,782 -32.1%
2001 37,268 +71.1%
2002 34,967 -6.2%
2003 33,843 -3.2%
2004 34,389 +1.6%
2005 38,290 +11.3%
2006 37,861 -1.1%
2007 37,554 -0.8%
2008 36,847 -1.9%
2009 38,741 +5.1%
2010 41,889 +8.1%
2011 42,589 +1.7%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 42,589 is above the median for high income countries, which is 457, 93.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 42,589 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,929, 14.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea 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
2001 +71.1% 21,782 37,268

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43,638 32,075 63,904 10
2000s 35,154 21,782 38,741 10
2010s 42,239 41,889 42,589 2

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 20 Uganda 46,306 compare
  2. 21 Mozambique 44,627 compare
  3. 22 Zambia 43,583 compare
  4. 24 Cambodia 38,555 compare
  5. 25 Zimbabwe 38,404 compare
  6. 26 Nepal 35,434 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More health data for South Korea

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea?
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea was 42,589 in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 63,904 in 1990.
What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 21,782 in 2000.
How does South Korea rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
South Korea ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2011.
Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea 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 — 22 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 South Korea. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/tuberculosis-new-and-relapse-cases/korea-rep/

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/korea-rep/">Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in South Korea</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