Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 4.80% to 119 persons in Malawi in 2023, 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 119 persons in 2023. When compared to Malawi's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Mozambique amounted to 361 persons, 427 persons in South Africa, 183 persons in Tanzania and 283 persons in Zambia in 2023.
Malawi has been ranked 52nd within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 21 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Angola | persons | 359 | 355 | 351 | 328 | 324 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | persons | 300 | 275 | 253 | 237 | 240 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | persons | 322 | 321 | 320 | 319 | 318 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | persons | 319 | 292 | 267 | 251 | 253 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | persons | 681 | 659 | 654 | 609 | 636 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | persons | 162 | 153 | 146 | 138 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | persons | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | persons | 565 | 524 | 486 | 455 | 461 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | persons | 738 | 677 | 615 | 562 | 513 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | persons | 502 | 441 | 363 | 340 | 344 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | persons | 269 | 253 | 237 | 222 | 208 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | persons | 201 | 200 | 200 | 199 | 199 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | persons | 361 | 346 | 333 | 319 | 307 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | persons | 221 | 210 | 199 | 188 | 199 |