How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

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.

Lesotho vs Zambia: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound

Lesotho

717 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Zambia

489 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Lesotho rank

8th

Zambia rank

11th

Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 717 per 100,000 people against 489 per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 228 per 100,000 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Zambia's.

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

Lesotho ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	376.9 per 100,000 people	836.9 per 100,000 people	460 per 100,000 people	Zambia
2000s	716.5 per 100,000 people	635.6 per 100,000 people	80.9 per 100,000 people	Lesotho
2010s	718 per 100,000 people	499 per 100,000 people	219 per 100,000 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound, Lesotho or Zambia?: Lesotho, at 717 per 100,000 people against 489 per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound between Lesotho and Zambia?: 228 per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?: Lesotho ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th 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: 04 September 2026

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