Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Botswana
Botswana: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Botswana is 24.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 36.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Botswana peaked at 39.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2024.
That places Botswana 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 26.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 24.0% | 39.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 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 24,110 (2025)
- 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 fatality rate in Botswana?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Botswana was 24.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Botswana ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.