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Table 2 Incidence rate of tuberculosis (with 95% uncertainty interval, UI) by age in Nigeria, 1990–2016 (per 100,000 population)

From: Tuberculosis disease burden and attributable risk factors in Nigeria, 1990–2016

Age

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2016

% change (1990–2016)

N (95% UI)

N (95% UI)

N (95% UI)

N (95% UI)

N (95% UI)

N (95% UI)

Under 5 years

218 (153–306)

226 (156–323)

220 (150–317)

179 (122–264)

136 (91–199)

102 (71–148)

− 53.3

5–14 years

68 (43–100)

71 (45–106)

78 (48–117)

77 (47–117)

65 (38–102)

56 (34–85)

− 16.9

15–49 years

356 (273–461)

377 (273–497)

358 (254–487)

290 (201–400)

228 (161–312)

210 (155–274)

− 41.1

50–69 years

536 (399–699)

558 (398–742)

557 (377–773)

474 (321–669)

354 (235–506)

276 (182–396)

− 48.6

70+ years

799 (591–1045)

807 (601–1073)

759 (543–1007)

607 (428–821)

425 (304–574)

342 (244–464)

− 57.2

All ages

277 (233–329)

292 (240–356)

285 (228–352)

236 (188–293)

182 (146–231)

158 (128–193)

− 42.9