Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nigeria, 1994–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 94.0% for tuberculosis treatment success rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nigeria peaked at 94.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1996.
That places Nigeria 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 65.0% | — |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -34.7% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +128.1% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 32.0% | 75.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 73.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 81.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 90.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nigeria?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Nigeria was 94.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate 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 WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.