Lesotho vs South Africa: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Lesotho
551 per 100,000 people
in 2011
South Africa
819 per 100,000 people
in 2011
Lesotho rank
5th
South Africa rank
2nd

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

  • Lesotho
  • South Africa
200400600800199020002011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 819 per 100,000 people against 551 per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 268 per 100,000 people.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 268.5 per 100,000 people 264.9 per 100,000 people 3.6 per 100,000 people Lesotho
2000s 531.2 per 100,000 people 697.7 per 100,000 people 166.5 per 100,000 people South Africa
2010s 552 per 100,000 people 814 per 100,000 people 262 per 100,000 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Lesotho or South Africa?
South Africa, at 819 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 South Africa?
268 per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?
Lesotho ranks 5th 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, 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

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