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 122nd out of 207 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.
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
- 119 Latvia 72.0% compare
- 119 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 119 Paraguay 72.0% compare
- 122 Cape Verde 71.0% compare
- 122 Central African Republic 71.0% compare
- 122 Chad 71.0% compare
- 122 Madagascar 71.0% compare
- 122 South Sudan 71.0% compare
More health data for Niger
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 259 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 229,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 221,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 240,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 231,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 251,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,059 (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 122nd out of 207 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
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.