Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 7 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Saint Lucia, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 7 for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Saint Lucia peaked at 35 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2011.
Saint Lucia ranks 181st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 | — |
| 1991 | 25 | +92.3% |
| 1992 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 11 | -54.2% |
| 1996 | 35 | +218.2% |
| 1997 | 22 | -37.1% |
| 1998 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | -43.8% |
| 2001 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 19 | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 10 | -52.4% |
| 2010 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | -22.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,230, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,724, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +218.2% | 11 | 35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.33 | 11 | 35 | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.9 | 9 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
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More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Saint Lucia?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Saint Lucia was 7 in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 1996.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Saint Lucia ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2011.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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