Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people rose 2.17% to 235 persons in Botswana in 2021, 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 230 persons in 2020. When compared to Botswana's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Namibia amounted to 457 persons, 513 persons in South Africa, 307 persons in Zambia and 190 persons in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Botswana has been ranked 27th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 15 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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