Tuberculosis case detection rate in Botswana
Botswana: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 67.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Botswana stood at 67.0%.
That represents a change of up 67.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Botswana peaked at 69.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 155th of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 57.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 43.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 38.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
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- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Botswana?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Botswana was 67.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Botswana ranks 155th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.