Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 94 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Nigeria, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 94 for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Nigeria peaked at 94 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32, in 1996.
That places Nigeria 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49 | — |
| 1996 | 32 | -34.7% |
| 1997 | 73 | +128.1% |
| 1998 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 79 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 82 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 78 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 84 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 94 | +1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +128.1% | 32 | 73 |
| 1996 | -34.7% | 49 | 32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4 | 32 | 75 | 5 |
| 2000s | 78.3 | 73 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6 | 81 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92 | 90 | 94 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Nigeria?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Nigeria was 94 in 2023, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The treatment success rate refers to the share of people diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) who were either cured or completed their treatment according to the country’s treatment guidelines.