Table 2. Numbers of publications on TB from countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region indexed in PubMed over 5-year periods, 2000–2019.
| Country and area | Number of publications | % change from 2000–2004 to 2015–2019 | Growth rate between 2010–2014 and 2015–2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2004 | 2005–2009 | 2010–2014 | 2015–2019 | Total (N/%) | |||
| Australia | 46 | 57 | 94 | 91 | 288 (6.5%) | 198% | −3% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 (0.1%) | N/A | N/A |
| Cambodia | 14 | 28 | 44 | 31 | 117 (2.6%) | 221% | −30% |
| China | 94 | 189 | 477 | 782 | 1542 (34.8%) | 832% | 64% |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region SAR | 42 | 43 | 29 | 23 | 137 (3.1%) | 55% | −21% |
| China, Macao SAR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (0.05%) | N/A | N/A |
| China, Taiwan | 41 | 99 | 177 | 157 | 474 (10.7%) | 383% | −11% |
| Japan | 166 | 174 | 195 | 153 | 688 (15.5%) | 92% | −22% |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic PDR | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 (0.4%) | 300% | −25% |
| Malaysia | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 93 (2.1%) | 156% | 4% |
| Mongolia | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 (0.5%) | 450% | 125% |
| New Zealand | 25 | 41 | 50 | 36 | 152 (3.4%) | 144% | −28% |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 47 (1.1%) | N/A | 22% |
| Philippines | 24 | 24 | 39 | 50 | 137 (3.1%) | 208% | 28% |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 13 | 123 | 198 | 334 (7.5%) | N/A | 61% |
| Singapore | 18 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 77 (1.7%) | 139% | 39% |
| Viet Nam | 38 | 53 | 70 | 84 | 245 (5.5%) | 221% | 20% |
| Pacific island countries | 4 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 47 (1.1%) | 450% | −22% |
| Western Pacific Region | 534 | 781 | 1396 | 1714 | 4425 (100%) | 321% | 23% |
PDR, People’s Democratic Republic; SAR, Special Administrative Region.
N/A = not applicable