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Tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho

Lesotho: Tuberculosis death rate was 57 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
57 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
8th
of 182 countries
All-time high
91 per 100,000 people
in 2005
All-time low
46 per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 54 per 100,000 people2001: 84 per 100,000 people2002: 75 per 100,000 people2003: 66 per 100,000 people2004: 82 per 100,000 people2005: 91 per 100,000 people2006: 83 per 100,000 people2007: 76 per 100,000 people2008: 70 per 100,000 people2009: 67 per 100,000 people2010: 64 per 100,000 people2011: 64 per 100,000 people2012: 60 per 100,000 people2013: 58 per 100,000 people2014: 54 per 100,000 people2015: 52 per 100,000 people2016: 47 per 100,000 people2017: 46 per 100,000 people2018: 50 per 100,000 people2019: 57 per 100,000 people2020: 66 per 100,000 people2021: 71 per 100,000 people2022: 71 per 100,000 people2023: 64 per 100,000 people2024: 57 per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 57 per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024.

The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho peaked at 91 per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46 per 100,000 people, in 2017.

Lesotho ranks 8th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.8 per 100,000 people 54 per 100,000 people 91 per 100,000 people 10
2010s 55.2 per 100,000 people 46 per 100,000 people 64 per 100,000 people 10
2020s 65.8 per 100,000 people 57 per 100,000 people 71 per 100,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 5 Angola 67 per 100,000 people compare
  2. 6 Micronesia (country) 63 per 100,000 people compare
  3. 7 Myanmar 58 per 100,000 people compare
  4. 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 54 per 100,000 people compare
  5. 9 Namibia 54 per 100,000 people compare
  6. 11 Nepal 53 per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho?
Tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho was 57 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 91 per 100,000 people in 2005.
What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 46 per 100,000 people in 2017.
How does Lesotho rank for tuberculosis death rate?
Lesotho ranks 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 5,002 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.