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Tuberculosis Incidence by African country

548Lesotho leads · 2024

Lesotho has the highest tuberculosis incidence of any African country, at 548, ahead of Djibouti and Namibia.

Estimated new and relapse tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (WHO). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · WHO GHO, 2024.

1Lesotho5482Djibouti4953Namibia422
#1 vs #5455×Lesotho vs Egypt
Median138Gambia
Lowest10Egypt

By region

regional average
Southern Africa328
7 countries · led by Lesotho
Central Africa264.2
9 countries · led by Central African Republic
East Africa168.3
16 countries · led by Djibouti
West Africa127.6
16 countries · led by Sierra Leone
North Africa51.8
6 countries · led by Morocco

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryTuberculosis IncidencePeriod
1Lesotho
5482024
2Djibouti
4952024
3Namibia
4222024
4Central African Republic
4192024
5South Africa
3892024
6Democratic Republic of the Congo
3772024
7Angola
3732024
8Sierra Leone
3722024
9Gabon
3712024
10Mozambique
3612024
11South Sudan
3202024
12Eswatini
3192024
13Republic of the Congo
3022024
14Zambia
2722024
15Madagascar
2242024
16Nigeria
2192024
17Kenya
2072024
18Liberia
2072024
19Zimbabwe
2032024
20Equatorial Guinea
1992024
21Uganda
1972024
22Guinea
1782024
23Guinea-Bissau
1762024
24Tanzania
1722024
25Somalia
1512024
26Botswana
1432024
27Ethiopia
1412024
28Gambia
1382024
29Cameroon
1322024
30Senegal
1322024
31Ghana
1262024
32Chad
1182024
33Eritrea
1152024
34Malawi
1132024
35Cote d'Ivoire
992024
36Morocco
982024
37Sao Tome and Principe
872024
38Niger
862024
39Burundi
832024
40Mauritania
652024
41Libya
632024
42Rwanda
622024
43Burkina Faso
572024
44Algeria
542024
45Mali
512024
46Togo
482024
47Cabo Verde
472024
48Sudan
472024
49Benin
402024
50Tunisia
392024
51Comoros
222024
52Seychelles
172024
53Mauritius
132024
54Egypt
102024

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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest tuberculosis incidence?

Lesotho has the highest tuberculosis incidence in Africa at 548 (2024), followed by Djibouti and Namibia.

Which African country has the lowest tuberculosis incidence?

Egypt has the lowest tuberculosis incidence of the 54 African countries with data, at 10 (2024).

How many African countries report Tuberculosis Incidence data?

54 of 54 African countries have a recent Tuberculosis Incidence figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=tb_incidence_per_100k&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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