Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 13,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho is 13,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho peaked at 24,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 57th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 17,000 | — |
| 2001 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 19,000 | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 16,000 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 13,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,000, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 13,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,500, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,900 | 17,000 | 24,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,900 | 14,000 | 24,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,600 | 13,000 | 14,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Lesotho was 13,000 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 24,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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