Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Botswana
Botswana: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 3,600 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Botswana, 2000β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Botswana stood at 3,600. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Botswana peaked at 16,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,600, in 2024.
That places Botswana 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,700 | 13,000 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,790 | 7,100 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,080 | 3,600 | 6,500 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Botswana?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Botswana was 3,600 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 16,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Botswana ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. 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 Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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