Kiribati vs Lesotho: Tuberculosis case detection rate
Kiribati
47.0%
in 2024
Lesotho
51.0%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
199th
Lesotho rank
198th
Tuberculosis case detection rate over time
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 51.0% against 47.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kiribati ranks 199th and Lesotho ranks 198th of 207 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 50.9% | 23.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 49.0% | 7.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 41.2% | 5.8% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis case detection rate, Kiribati or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 51.0% against 47.0% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis case detection rate between Kiribati and Lesotho?
- 4.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Lesotho rank globally for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Kiribati ranks 199th and Lesotho ranks 198th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.