Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 51.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Lesotho stood at 51.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Lesotho peaked at 60.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 198th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 38.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 46.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 33.0% | 51.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Lesotho?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Lesotho was 51.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Lesotho ranks 198th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.