Tuberculosis incidence in Lesotho

Tuberculosis incidence in Lesotho was 548 per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Tuberculosis incidence Unit: New cases per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Lesotho, 2024 548 New cases per 100,000 people
Change from 2023 −36per 100,000 people 2023: 584 per 100,000 people
World, 2024 131 per 100,000 people Official aggregate
Position in 2024 4th of 208 See the full ranking

Tuberculosis incidence in Lesotho over time

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New cases per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tuberculosis incidence (new cases per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2024
Period LesothoWorld
2024 548 per 100,000 people 131 per 100,000 people
2023 584 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2022 611 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2021 606 per 100,000 people 132 per 100,000 people
2020 599 per 100,000 people 131 per 100,000 people
2019 654 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2018 659 per 100,000 people 137 per 100,000 people
2017 681 per 100,000 people 141 per 100,000 people
2016 721 per 100,000 people 145 per 100,000 people
2015 780 per 100,000 people 150 per 100,000 people
2014 853 per 100,000 people 154 per 100,000 people
2013 948 per 100,000 people 157 per 100,000 people
2012 1,040 per 100,000 people 162 per 100,000 people
2011 1,120 per 100,000 people 166 per 100,000 people
2010 1,180 per 100,000 people 169 per 100,000 people
2009 1,230 per 100,000 people 173 per 100,000 people
2008 1,240 per 100,000 people 176 per 100,000 people
2007 1,230 per 100,000 people 180 per 100,000 people
2006 1,230 per 100,000 people 183 per 100,000 people
2005 1,200 per 100,000 people 185 per 100,000 people
2004 1,150 per 100,000 people 187 per 100,000 people
2003 1,080 per 100,000 people 189 per 100,000 people
2002 1,010 per 100,000 people 189 per 100,000 people
2001 923 per 100,000 people 190 per 100,000 people
2000 827 per 100,000 people 190 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −36 from 584 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 853 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −305.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Lesotho has the 4th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 131 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.TBS.INCD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Lesotho
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report