Kenya vs Nigeria: Rate of new tuberculosis cases
Kenya
207 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Nigeria
219 cases per 100,000 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
31st
Nigeria rank
30th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 219 cases per 100,000 people against 207 cases per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 12 cases per 100,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575.2 cases per 100,000 people | 219 cases per 100,000 people | 356.2 cases per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 398 cases per 100,000 people | 219 cases per 100,000 people | 179 cases per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 230.8 cases per 100,000 people | 219 cases per 100,000 people | 11.8 cases per 100,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 219 cases per 100,000 people against 207 cases per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of new tuberculosis cases between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 12 cases per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Kenya ranks 31st 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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About this data
Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.