How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Nigeria: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound

Malawi

206 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Nigeria

204 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Malawi rank

29th

Nigeria rank

30th

Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound over time

Malawi
Nigeria

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 206 per 100,000 people against 204 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 2 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	525.7 per 100,000 people	480.5 per 100,000 people	45.2 per 100,000 people	Malawi
2000s	425 per 100,000 people	442.5 per 100,000 people	17.5 per 100,000 people	Nigeria
2010s	221 per 100,000 people	214.5 per 100,000 people	6.5 per 100,000 people	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound, Malawi or Nigeria?: Malawi, at 206 per 100,000 people against 204 per 100,000 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound between Malawi and Nigeria?: 2 per 100,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?: Malawi ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 1,166 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.