Tuberculosis case detection rate in Niger
Niger: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Niger is 71.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Niger peaked at 71.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2002.
That places Niger 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 71.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 71.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 41.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 48.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 59.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 122 Latvia 72.0% compare
- 122 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 122 Paraguay 72.0% compare
- 125 Cape Verde 71.0% compare
- 125 Central African Republic 71.0% compare
- 125 Chad 71.0% compare
- 125 Madagascar 71.0% compare
- 125 South Sudan 71.0% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Niger?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Niger was 71.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2002.
- How does Niger rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Niger ranks 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.