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

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.

Lesotho vs Namibia: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Lesotho

551 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Namibia

573 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Lesotho rank

5th

Namibia rank

4th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Lesotho
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 573 per 100,000 people against 551 per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 22 per 100,000 people.

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

Lesotho ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 4th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	268.5 per 100,000 people	524.8 per 100,000 people	256.3 per 100,000 people	Namibia
2000s	531.2 per 100,000 people	1,134 per 100,000 people	602.5 per 100,000 people	Namibia
2010s	552 per 100,000 people	629.5 per 100,000 people	77.5 per 100,000 people	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Lesotho or Namibia?: Namibia, at 573 per 100,000 people against 551 per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Lesotho and Namibia?: 22 per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Lesotho ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 4th 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.