Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0032 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.0032 cases per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0163 cases per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 cases per person, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 19th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0096 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0105 cases per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0113 cases per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 cases per person | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.013 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0139 cases per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 cases per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 cases per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 cases per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 cases per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 cases per person | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 cases per person | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 cases per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 cases per person | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 cases per person | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 cases per person | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.005 cases per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 cases per person | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 cases per person | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 cases per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 cases per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 cases per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 cases per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 cases per person | -1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0032 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0032 cases per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0131 cases per person | 0.0096 cases per person | 0.0163 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 cases per person | 0.0036 cases per person | 0.0162 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 cases per person | 0.0032 cases per person | 0.0034 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 16 Sierra Leone 0.0037 cases per person compare
- 17 Gabon 0.0037 cases per person compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.0036 cases per person compare
- 20 South Sudan 0.0032 cases per person compare
- 21 Congo 0.003 cases per person compare
- 22 Cambodia 0.0027 cases per person compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis cases, per capita in Eswatini?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0032 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 cases per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.