Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 1,228 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,228 for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Lesotho peaked at 6,155 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,228, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,838 | — |
| 2001 | 2,108 | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 4,432 | +110.2% |
| 2003 | 5,404 | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 4,221 | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 4,063 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 4,934 | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 6,155 | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 4,879 | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 5,083 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 5,331 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 5,296 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,142 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 4,902 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 4,339 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 3,315 | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 2,890 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 2,684 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 2,065 | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 1,776 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 1,298 | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 1,228 | -5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,228 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,212, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,228 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,998, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +110.2% | 2,108 | 4,432 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,412 | 2,108 | 6,155 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,774 | 1,776 | 5,331 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,263 | 1,228 | 1,298 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Lesotho?
- Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Lesotho was 1,228 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6,155 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,228 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. 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 people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are clinically diagnosed.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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