Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Lesotho
Lesotho: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound was 717 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▲ Rising
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Lesotho, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Lesotho is 717 per 100,000 people, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Lesotho peaked at 764 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 240 per 100,000 people, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 8th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 240 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 250 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 264 per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 302 per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 328 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 367 per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 420 per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 474 per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 524 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 600 per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 626 per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 692 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 719 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 708 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 740 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 752 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 720 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 764 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 723 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 721 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 719 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 717 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 376.9 per 100,000 people | 240 per 100,000 people | 600 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 716.5 per 100,000 people | 626 per 100,000 people | 764 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 718 per 100,000 people | 717 per 100,000 people | 719 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Lesotho?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Lesotho was 717 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 764 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 240 per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?
- Lesotho ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.