The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Nigeria

Nigeria: The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin was 117,519 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
117,519
Change on year
up 79.3%
World rank
5th
of 155 countries
All-time high
117,519
in 2021
All-time low
819
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021

The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Nigeria, 2017–2021

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2017201920212017: 8192018: 48.3k2019: 64.5k2020: 65.5k2021: 117.5k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Nigeria is 117,519, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 79.3% on the previous year and up 14,249.1% over five years.

Nigeria ranks 5th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients. in Nigeria, 2017 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2017 819
2018 48,309 +5798.5%
2019 64,505 +33.5%
2020 65,539 +1.6%
2021 117,519 +79.3%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 117,519 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,804, 41.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 117,519 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,015, 58.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 37,878 819 64,505 3
2020s 91,529 65,539 117,519 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 2 China 237,238 compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 144,511 compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 125,823 compare
  4. 6 Philippines 111,868 compare
  5. 7 Bangladesh 82,924 compare
  6. 8 Viet Nam 38,689 compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Nigeria?
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin in Nigeria was 117,519 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 117,519 in 2021.
What is the lowest the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 819 in 2017.
How does Nigeria rank for the number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin?
Nigeria ranks 5th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients.
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
157 places, 785 data points, 2017–2021
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