Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people rose 1.33% to 457 persons in Namibia in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Namibia reached an all time high of 1,356 persons in 1999 and an all time low of 375 persons in 1992. When compared to Namibia's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Angola amounted to 325 persons, 235 persons in Botswana, 513 persons in South Africa and 190 persons in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Namibia has been ranked 8th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 4 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | persons | 391 | 376 | 361 | 346 | 333 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | persons | 242 | 233 | 221 | 210 | 199 |
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