How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?

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.

Malawi vs Tanzania: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people)

Malawi

177 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Tanzania

159 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Malawi rank

25th

Tanzania rank

28th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people) over time

Malawi
Tanzania

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 177 per 100,000 people against 159 per 100,000 people in Tanzania, a difference of 18 per 100,000 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Malawi ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 28th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	351.3 per 100,000 people	194.1 per 100,000 people	157.2 per 100,000 people	Malawi
2000s	302.6 per 100,000 people	196.6 per 100,000 people	106 per 100,000 people	Malawi
2010s	190 per 100,000 people	162.5 per 100,000 people	27.5 per 100,000 people	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Malawi or Tanzania?: Malawi, at 177 per 100,000 people against 159 per 100,000 people in Tanzania as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Malawi and Tanzania?: 18 per 100,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Malawi ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 28th 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: 30 October 2026

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