Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 4.35% to 132 persons in Malawi in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Malawi reached an all time high of 486 persons in 1997 and an all time low of 132 persons in 2021. When compared to Malawi's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Mozambique amounted to 361 persons, 513 persons in South Africa, 208 persons in Tanzania and 307 persons in Zambia in 2021.
Malawi has been ranked 49th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 22 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | persons | 366 | 362 | 359 | 355 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | persons | 356 | 326 | 300 | 275 | 253 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | persons | 324 | 323 | 322 | 321 | 320 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | persons | 380 | 348 | 319 | 292 | 267 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | persons | 780 | 721 | 681 | 659 | 654 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | persons | 197 | 176 | 162 | 153 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | persons | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | persons | 639 | 604 | 565 | 524 | 486 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | persons | 988 | 805 | 738 | 677 | 615 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | persons | 648 | 537 | 502 | 441 | 363 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | persons | 306 | 287 | 269 | 253 | 237 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | persons | 202 | 201 | 201 | 200 | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | persons | 391 | 376 | 361 | 346 | 333 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | persons | 242 | 233 | 221 | 210 | 199 |