Health in Nigeria 1,217 indicators covering health for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Tb patients tested positive for hiv 11,715 2021 down 40.1% 10th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 23,028 2019 up 16.6% 2nd Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 68.9% 2019 down 5.7% 12th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 72,034 2019 up 37.8% 24th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 2.7% 2024 down 27.0% 8th Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 102 2019 up 3.0% 178th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 8,200 2024 down 61.0% 11th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 20.7 per 100,000 population 2019 down 18.2% 67th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 13.1 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 18.1% 45th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 28.2 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 18.0% 74th Ipv vaccine coverage 67 2024 up 59.5% 176th Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 10,782 2021 up 28.2% 9th HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 89.0% 2024 up 18.7% 96th Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 76.0% 2022 up 22.6% 64th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 7.61 2024 down 54.5% 50th Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 83 2023 up 3.8% 43rd Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 11.6% 2021 up 13.7% 5th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 57.0% 2025 — 145th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 50 2025 — 85th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 24.4% 2021 up 0.8% 7th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 8.35 2024 down 52.7% 55th Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 130 2024 down 52.4% 10th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 1,942 2024 down 38.3% 9th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 1.36 2024 down 61.1% 42nd Ipv1 number unvaccinated 2.04 million 2023 down 47.6% 2nd Contraceptive prevalence, any method 21.6% 2021 up 23.1% 104th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 down 100.0% 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 3.1% 2024 down 34.0% 153rd Number of female leprosy new cases 758 2024 down 40.6% 9th Estimated number of malaria deaths 184,933 2024 up 11.5% 1st Estimated number of malaria cases 68.47 million 2024 up 28.0% 1st National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 2 2022 down 33.3% 140th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 18.2% 2021 up 58.4% 100th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 590,000 2014 up 31.1% 6th Estimated malaria incidence 294.25 2024 up 2.3% 10th Estimated malaria mortality rate 79.48 2024 down 10.9% 3rd Number of new G2D leprosy cases 204 2024 down 50.4% 10th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0.877 2024 down 62.3% 49th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 4.1% 2013 up 28.2% 108th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 3.33 2022 up 13.3% 142nd Taxes as a % of price: total tax 44.0% 2022 up 113.3% 123rd Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 7.0% 2022 up 46.6% 148th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 21.5% 2022 up 35.3% 58th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 15.6% 2022 — 109th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 37th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 56th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 89.0% 2023 up 27.1% 16th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 540 2022 down 20.2% 44th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 82,000 2025 down 25.5% 3rd Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 3.1% 2021 unchanged 3rd Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 unchanged 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 99th Midwifery personnel 146,787 2022 up 44.9% 2nd Number of deaths from malaria who 184,933 2024 up 11.5% 1st Death rate from malaria 79.48 2024 down 10.9% 3rd Incidence of malaria 294.25 2024 up 2.3% 10th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 28 2024 down 22.2% 144th Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 28 2024 down 22.2% 144th Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 49 2025 up 75.0% 46th Death rate from poisonings 1.1 2021 unchanged 45th ← Previous Page 15 of 21 Next →