Tuberculosis death rate in Eswatini

Eswatini: Tuberculosis death rate was 109.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
109.76 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
15th
of 194 countries
All-time high
721.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
109.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Tuberculosis death rate in Eswatini, 2000–2021

2004006008002000201020212000: 474.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 503.7 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 550.6 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 602.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 628 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 656.6 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 679.2 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 686.3 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 668.3 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 721.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 443.1 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 676.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 559.2 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 505.7 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 413.5 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 309.3 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 251.2 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 233.6 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 191 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 124.1 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 112.4 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 109.8 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 109.76 deaths per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Eswatini peaked at 721.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 109.76 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

That places Eswatini 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 617.19 deaths per 100,000 people 474.53 deaths per 100,000 people 721.7 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 370.75 deaths per 100,000 people 124.09 deaths per 100,000 people 676.76 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 111.08 deaths per 100,000 people 109.76 deaths per 100,000 people 112.4 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 12 Papua New Guinea 124.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 13 Kenya 124.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 14 Botswana 122.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 16 South Africa 98.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 17 Nigeria 97.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 18 Angola 95.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis death rate in Eswatini?
Tuberculosis death rate in Eswatini was 109.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 721.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 109.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Eswatini rank for tuberculosis death rate?
Eswatini ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.