How many years of comparable data are there for Libya 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.

Libya vs Nigeria: Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound

Libya

33 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Nigeria

55 per 100,000 people

in 2011

Libya rank

48th

Nigeria rank

46th

Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound over time

Libya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 55 per 100,000 people against 33 per 100,000 people in Libya, a difference of 22 per 100,000 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Libya's.

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

Libya ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33 per 100,000 people	6.7 per 100,000 people	26.3 per 100,000 people	Libya
2000s	33.2 per 100,000 people	30 per 100,000 people	3.2 per 100,000 people	Libya
2010s	33 per 100,000 people	59.5 per 100,000 people	26.5 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, Libya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 55 per 100,000 people against 33 per 100,000 people in Libya as of 2011.
What is the difference in incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound between Libya and Nigeria?: 22 per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound?: Libya ranks 48th 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.