Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Lesotho
Lesotho: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound was 551 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▲ Rising
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Lesotho, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 551 per 100,000 people for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in 2011.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Lesotho peaked at 566 per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 135 per 100,000 people, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 135 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 157 per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 176 per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 192 per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 237 per 100,000 people | +23.4% |
| 1995 | 283 per 100,000 people | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 309 per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 349 per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 403 per 100,000 people | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 444 per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 484 per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 471 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 515 per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 566 per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 553 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 535 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 561 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 520 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 554 per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 553 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 553 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 551 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 268.5 per 100,000 people | 135 per 100,000 people | 444 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 531.2 per 100,000 people | 471 per 100,000 people | 566 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 552 per 100,000 people | 551 per 100,000 people | 553 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Lesotho?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound in Lesotho was 551 per 100,000 people in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 566 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 135 per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.