Eswatini vs South Africa: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound

Eswatini
1,568 per 100,000 people
in 2011
South Africa
1,182 per 100,000 people
in 2011
Eswatini rank
1st
South Africa rank
2nd

Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound over time

  • Eswatini
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1,568 per 100,000 people against 1,182 per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 386 per 100,000 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Eswatini ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 478.8 per 100,000 people 427.7 per 100,000 people 51.1 per 100,000 people Eswatini
2000s 1,309 per 100,000 people 1,024 per 100,000 people 284.6 per 100,000 people Eswatini
2010s 1,550 per 100,000 people 1,175 per 100,000 people 375.5 per 100,000 people Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound, Eswatini or South Africa?
Eswatini, at 1,568 per 100,000 people against 1,182 per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound between Eswatini and South Africa?
386 per 100,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?
Eswatini ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,166 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.