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

5 cases per 100,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar 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.

Madagascar vs Nigeria: Rate of new tuberculosis cases

Madagascar

224 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Nigeria

219 cases per 100,000 people

in 2024

Madagascar rank

27th

Nigeria rank

30th

Rate of new tuberculosis cases over time

Madagascar
Nigeria

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 224 cases per 100,000 people against 219 cases per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 5 cases per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Madagascar ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	227.7 cases per 100,000 people	219 cases per 100,000 people	8.7 cases per 100,000 people	Madagascar
2010s	221.5 cases per 100,000 people	219 cases per 100,000 people	2.5 cases per 100,000 people	Madagascar
2020s	218.4 cases per 100,000 people	219 cases per 100,000 people	0.6 cases per 100,000 people	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of new tuberculosis cases, Madagascar or Nigeria?: Madagascar, at 224 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 Madagascar and Nigeria?: 5 cases per 100,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for rate of new tuberculosis cases?: Madagascar ranks 27th 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.