Nigeria Among 30 Countries Accounting for 87% of Global TB Cases in 2023, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has disclosed that the 30 tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, including Nigeria accounted for 87 percent of all estimated incident cases worldwide in 2023.

Eight of the 30 countries accounting for more than two thirds of the global total are: India (26 per cent), Indonesia (10 per cent), China (6.8 per cent), the Philippines (6.8 per cent), Pakistan (6.3 per cent), and Nigeria (4.6 per cent).