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Tuberculosis Incidence by African country

548Lesotho · highest shown · 2024

Lesotho has the highest reported tuberculosis incidence among the 54 countries shown, at 548 (2024).

Estimated new and relapse tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (WHO). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

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

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
Southern Africa328
7 countries shown · highest value: Lesotho
Central Africa264.2
9 countries shown · highest value: Central African Republic
East Africa168.3
16 countries shown · highest value: Djibouti
West Africa127.6
16 countries shown · highest value: Sierra Leone
North Africa51.8
6 countries shown · highest value: 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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Which observations are included?

The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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