Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tuberculosis death rate was 24 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 24 per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria peaked at 66 per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 33rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3 per 100,000 people | 52 per 100,000 people | 66 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4 per 100,000 people | 54 per 100,000 people | 64 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 per 100,000 people | 24 per 100,000 people | 64 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.21 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 96.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Nigeria was 24 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 66 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.