What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?

11 cases per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Mozambique

361 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Sierra Leone

372 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Mozambique rank

18th

Sierra Leone rank

16th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Mozambique
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 372 cases per 100,000 people against 361 cases per 100,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 11 cases per 100,000 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	343.3 cases per 100,000 people	552.6 cases per 100,000 people	209.3 cases per 100,000 people	Sierra Leone
2010s	360.4 cases per 100,000 people	451.6 cases per 100,000 people	91.2 cases per 100,000 people	Sierra Leone
2020s	361 cases per 100,000 people	387.6 cases per 100,000 people	26.6 cases per 100,000 people	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 372 cases per 100,000 people against 361 cases per 100,000 people in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?: 11 cases per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Mozambique ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Unit: cases per 100,000 people
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 5,317 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.