Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 7.98% to 300 persons in Botswana in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Botswana reached an all time high of 932 persons in 1998 and an all time low of 300 persons in 2017. When compared to Botswana's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Namibia amounted to 423 persons, 567 persons in South Africa, 361 persons in Zambia and 221 persons in Zimbabwe in 2017.
Botswana has been ranked 24th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 19 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | persons | 780 | 721 | 681 | 659 | 654 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | persons | 391 | 376 | 361 | 346 | 333 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | persons | 242 | 233 | 221 | 210 | 199 |
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