Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tuberculosis death rate was 26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria stood at 26. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria peaked at 110 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 96 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 60 | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 46 | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 31 | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 26 | -16.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 26 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 26 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -32.6% | 46 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3 | 85 | 110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6 | 77 | 89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2 | 26 | 73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria was 26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 110 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Nigeria ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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