What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Bangladesh and Nigeria?

2 cases per 100,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Bangladesh

221 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Nigeria

219 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

29th

Nigeria rank

30th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Bangladesh
Nigeria

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 221 cases per 100,000 people against 219 cases per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 2 cases per 100,000 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	221 cases per 100,000 people	219 cases per 100,000 people	2 cases per 100,000 people	Bangladesh
2010s	221 cases per 100,000 people	219 cases per 100,000 people	2 cases per 100,000 people	Bangladesh
2020s	221 cases per 100,000 people	219 cases per 100,000 people	2 cases per 100,000 people	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Bangladesh or Nigeria?: Bangladesh, at 221 cases per 100,000 people against 219 cases per 100,000 people in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Bangladesh and Nigeria?: 2 cases per 100,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Bangladesh ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Unit: cases per 100,000 people
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 5,317 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.