Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Botswana

Botswana: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound was 507 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
507 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
10th
of 53 countries
All-time high
1,240 per 100,000 people
in 1996
All-time low
507 per 100,000 people
in 2011
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Botswana, 1990–2011

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200020111990: 997 per 100,000 people1991: 1.1k per 100,000 people1992: 1.1k per 100,000 people1993: 1.2k per 100,000 people1994: 1.2k per 100,000 people1995: 1.2k per 100,000 people1996: 1.2k per 100,000 people1997: 1.2k per 100,000 people1998: 1.2k per 100,000 people1999: 1.2k per 100,000 people2000: 1.1k per 100,000 people2001: 1.0k per 100,000 people2002: 971 per 100,000 people2003: 912 per 100,000 people2004: 855 per 100,000 people2005: 802 per 100,000 people2006: 750 per 100,000 people2007: 704 per 100,000 people2008: 656 per 100,000 people2009: 608 per 100,000 people2010: 560 per 100,000 people2011: 507 per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 507 per 100,000 people for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Botswana peaked at 1,240 per 100,000 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 507 per 100,000 people, in 2011.

Botswana ranks 10th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people) in Botswana, 1990 to 2011.
Year per 100,000 people Change
1990 997 per 100,000 people
1991 1,061 per 100,000 people +6.4%
1992 1,113 per 100,000 people +4.9%
1993 1,155 per 100,000 people +3.8%
1994 1,193 per 100,000 people +3.3%
1995 1,221 per 100,000 people +2.3%
1996 1,240 per 100,000 people +1.6%
1997 1,240 per 100,000 people +0.0%
1998 1,216 per 100,000 people -1.9%
1999 1,175 per 100,000 people -3.4%
2000 1,118 per 100,000 people -4.9%
2001 1,041 per 100,000 people -6.9%
2002 971 per 100,000 people -6.7%
2003 912 per 100,000 people -6.1%
2004 855 per 100,000 people -6.2%
2005 802 per 100,000 people -6.2%
2006 750 per 100,000 people -6.5%
2007 704 per 100,000 people -6.1%
2008 656 per 100,000 people -6.8%
2009 608 per 100,000 people -7.3%
2010 560 per 100,000 people -7.9%
2011 507 per 100,000 people -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,161 per 100,000 people 997 per 100,000 people 1,240 per 100,000 people 10
2000s 841.7 per 100,000 people 608 per 100,000 people 1,118 per 100,000 people 10
2010s 533.5 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people 560 per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 7 Djibouti 738 per 100,000 people compare
  2. 8 Lesotho 717 per 100,000 people compare
  3. 9 Gabon 536 per 100,000 people compare
  4. 11 Zambia 489 per 100,000 people compare
  5. 12 Central African Republic 477 per 100,000 people compare
  6. 13 Congo 465 per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Botswana?
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Botswana was 507 per 100,000 people in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 1,240 per 100,000 people in 1996.
What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 507 per 100,000 people in 2011.
How does Botswana rank for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?
Botswana ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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