Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Lesotho

Lesotho: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 4,553 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4,553
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
78th
of 214 countries
All-time high
14,300
in 2007
All-time low
4,553
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Lesotho, 2000–2021

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k2000201020212000: 10.8k2001: 7.7k2002: 10.1k2003: 13.3k2004: 12.3k2005: 11.4k2006: 13.4k2007: 14.3k2008: 13.2k2009: 13.5k2010: 13.1k2011: 12.8k2012: 12.0k2013: 10.7k2014: 9.9k2015: 7.9k2016: 7.6k2017: 7.3k2018: 7.2k2019: 7.2k2020: 4.6k2021: 4.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Lesotho stood at 4,553. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Lesotho peaked at 14,300 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4,553, in 2021.

Lesotho ranks 78th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Lesotho, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 10,842
2001 7,729 -28.7%
2002 10,111 +30.8%
2003 13,332 +31.9%
2004 12,303 -7.7%
2005 11,404 -7.3%
2006 13,368 +17.2%
2007 14,300 +7.0%
2008 13,219 -7.6%
2009 13,515 +2.2%
2010 13,138 -2.8%
2011 12,785 -2.7%
2012 11,971 -6.4%
2013 10,738 -10.3%
2014 9,856 -8.2%
2015 7,892 -19.9%
2016 7,582 -3.9%
2017 7,271 -4.1%
2018 7,212 -0.8%
2019 7,152 -0.8%
2020 4,624 -35.3%
2021 4,553 -1.5%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 4,553 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,198, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 4,553 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,218, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +31.9% 10,111 13,332
2002 +30.8% 7,729 10,111

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,012 7,729 14,300 10
2010s 9,560 7,152 13,138 10
2020s 4,588 4,553 4,624 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 75 Gabon 5,201 compare
  2. 76 Azerbaijan 4,944 compare
  3. 77 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,795 compare
  4. 79 Tajikistan 4,299 compare
  5. 80 France 4,274 compare
  6. 81 Germany 3,896 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Lesotho?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Lesotho was 4,553 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 14,300 in 2007.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 4,553 in 2021.
How does Lesotho rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
Lesotho ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. 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 notified with new episode of TB in a given year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
216 places, 4,709 data points, 2000–2021
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