How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?

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.

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Zambia

401 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Zimbabwe

466 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Zambia rank

9th

Zimbabwe rank

7th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Zambia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 466 per 100,000 people against 401 per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 65 per 100,000 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

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

Zambia ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	691.7 per 100,000 people	327.6 per 100,000 people	364.1 per 100,000 people	Zambia
2000s	537.3 per 100,000 people	600.6 per 100,000 people	63.3 per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	409.5 per 100,000 people	477.5 per 100,000 people	68 per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Zambia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 466 per 100,000 people against 401 per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 65 per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Zambia ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th 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.