What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound between Namibia and Sierra Leone?

30 per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?

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.

Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound

Namibia

891 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Sierra Leone

861 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Namibia rank

3rd

Sierra Leone rank

4th

Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound over time

Namibia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 891 per 100,000 people against 861 per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 30 per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	816.7 per 100,000 people	348.4 per 100,000 people	468.3 per 100,000 people	Namibia
2000s	1,765 per 100,000 people	601.2 per 100,000 people	1,164 per 100,000 people	Namibia
2010s	979.5 per 100,000 people	837 per 100,000 people	142.5 per 100,000 people	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound, Namibia or Sierra Leone?: Namibia, at 891 per 100,000 people against 861 per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound between Namibia and Sierra Leone?: 30 per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?: Namibia ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 4th 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.