Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Afghanistan or Nigeria?

Afghanistan, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Nigeria as of 2023.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Tuberculosis treatment success rate

Afghanistan

94.0%

in 2023

Nigeria

94.0%

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

23rd

Nigeria rank

23rd

Tuberculosis treatment success rate over time

Afghanistan
Nigeria

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	86.6%	78.3%	8.3%	Afghanistan
2010s	89.1%	85.6%	3.5%	Afghanistan
2020s	94.2%	92.0%	2.2%	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis treatment success rate, Afghanistan or Nigeria?: Afghanistan, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in tuberculosis treatment success rate between Afghanistan and Nigeria?: 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for tuberculosis treatment success rate?: Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)
Unit: % of new cases
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 222 places, 4,903 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).