Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people) in Botswana
Botswana: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people) was 507 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Botswana, 1990–2011
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 (per 100,000 people) in Botswana, year by year
| 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% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 507 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201 per 100,000 people, 2.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 507 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 per 100,000 people, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.