Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people rose 0.214% to 468 persons in Namibia in 2023, 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 339 persons, 244 persons in Botswana, 427 persons in South Africa and 211 persons in Zimbabwe in 2023.
Namibia has been ranked 9th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 5 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | persons | 681 | 659 | 654 | 609 | 636 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | persons | 361 | 346 | 333 | 319 | 307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | persons | 221 | 210 | 199 | 188 | 199 |
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