Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Niger
Niger: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality 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 fatality rate in Niger is 16.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Niger peaked at 30.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2023.
That places Niger 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
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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 fatality rate in Niger?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Niger was 16.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Niger ranks 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.