Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 8.00% to 253 persons in Botswana in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Botswana reached an all time high of 932 persons in 1998 and an all time low of 253 persons in 2019. When compared to Botswana's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Namibia amounted to 486 persons, 615 persons in South Africa, 333 persons in Zambia and 199 persons in Zimbabwe in 2019.
Botswana has been ranked 26th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 18 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | persons | 366 | 362 | 359 | 355 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | persons | 356 | 326 | 300 | 275 | 253 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | persons | 324 | 323 | 322 | 321 | 320 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | persons | 780 | 721 | 681 | 659 | 654 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | persons | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | persons | 639 | 604 | 565 | 524 | 486 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | persons | 988 | 805 | 738 | 677 | 615 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | persons | 648 | 537 | 502 | 441 | 363 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | persons | 306 | 287 | 269 | 253 | 237 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | persons | 391 | 376 | 361 | 346 | 333 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | persons | 242 | 233 | 221 | 210 | 199 |