Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 25,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 25,000 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Nigeria peaked at 97,000 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25,000, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79,000 | — |
| 2001 | 71,000 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 65,000 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 62,000 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 61,000 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 64,000 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 69,000 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 74,000 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 94,000 | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 91,000 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 90,000 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 97,000 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 90,000 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 87,000 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 78,000 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 71,000 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 67,000 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 61,000 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 55,000 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 48,000 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 35,000 | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 28,000 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25,000 | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,000 | 61,000 | 94,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,400 | 48,000 | 97,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,200 | 25,000 | 35,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Nigeria?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Nigeria was 25,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 97,000 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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