Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 7,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 7,500 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho peaked at 19,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,500, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,000 | — |
| 2001 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 14,000 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 9,500 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 8,900 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 8,100 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 8,300 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8,300 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,900 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 7,500 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,900 | 11,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,940 | 8,900 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,020 | 7,500 | 8,300 | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho was 7,500 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,500 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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