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

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, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Lesotho: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Botswana

406 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Lesotho

551 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Botswana rank

8th

Lesotho rank

5th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 551 per 100,000 people against 406 per 100,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 145 per 100,000 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 5th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	503.3 per 100,000 people	268.5 per 100,000 people	234.8 per 100,000 people	Botswana
2000s	651.7 per 100,000 people	531.2 per 100,000 people	120.5 per 100,000 people	Botswana
2010s	427.5 per 100,000 people	552 per 100,000 people	124.5 per 100,000 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Botswana or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 551 per 100,000 people against 406 per 100,000 people in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Botswana and Lesotho?: 145 per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Botswana ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 5th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Incidence of tuberculosis, low 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, low 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.