What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?

7 per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso 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, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Burkina Faso

48 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Nigeria

55 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Burkina Faso rank

47th

Nigeria rank

46th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Burkina Faso
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 55 per 100,000 people against 48 per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7 per 100,000 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.7 per 100,000 people	6.7 per 100,000 people	63 per 100,000 people	Burkina Faso
2000s	54.9 per 100,000 people	30 per 100,000 people	24.9 per 100,000 people	Burkina Faso
2010s	48.5 per 100,000 people	59.5 per 100,000 people	11 per 100,000 people	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 55 per 100,000 people against 48 per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 7 per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as Incidence of tuberculosis, low 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, low 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.