Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 85.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Nigeria, 1994–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Nigeria stood at 85.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Nigeria peaked at 85.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 70th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 65.0% | — |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -34.7% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +128.1% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 32.0% | 75.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 73.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 84.0% | 85.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Nigeria?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Nigeria was 85.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Nigeria ranks 70th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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