Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World
World: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 5.77 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
5.77 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
5.80 million
in 2009
All-time low
3.04 million
in 1993
Years of data
22
1990–2011
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World is 5.77 million, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World peaked at 5.80 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.74 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.72 million | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.12 million | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 3.04 million | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.18 million | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.40 million | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 3.65 million | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 3.52 million | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 3.65 million | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.82 million | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.75 million | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.10 million | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.40 million | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 4.81 million | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 5.13 million | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 5.40 million | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.59 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.72 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.80 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.76 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.77 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.48 million | 3.04 million | 3.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 million | 3.75 million | 5.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 million | 5.76 million | 5.77 million | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in World was 5.77 million in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.80 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million in 1993.
- How does World rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2011.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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