Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos
Laos: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 4,306 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos is 4,306, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos peaked at 4,306 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 830, in 1995.
Laos ranks 86th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,826 | — |
| 1991 | 1,951 | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 994 | -49.1% |
| 1993 | 2,093 | +110.6% |
| 1994 | 1,135 | -45.8% |
| 1995 | 830 | -26.9% |
| 1996 | 1,440 | +73.5% |
| 1997 | 1,923 | +33.5% |
| 1998 | 2,149 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 2,420 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 2,227 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 2,418 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2,621 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 2,748 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3,162 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 3,699 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 3,966 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 3,904 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4,045 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3,848 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 3,999 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4,306 | +7.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4,306 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,890, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4,306 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,929, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +110.6% | 994 | 2,093 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,676 | 830 | 2,420 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,264 | 2,227 | 4,045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,152 | 3,999 | 4,306 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos was 4,306 in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4,306 in 2011.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 830 in 1995.
- How does Laos rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Laos ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2011.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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