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 158th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.0% | — |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +67.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 67.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 158th out of 210 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
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.