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Table 1 TB profiles for Nigeria and Kyrgyzstan, 2005–2006 [6]

From: Training of front-line health workers for tuberculosis control: Lessons from Nigeria and Kyrgyzstan

 

Nigeria

Kyrgyzstan

Population

141.4 million

5.2 million

Gross national income per capita (US$)

560

440

Total health expenditure per capita (US$)

22

20

Estimated incidence (all cases/100 000 population/year)

371 642 (283/100 000 population)

6346 (121/100 000 population)

Estimated prevalence (all cases/100,000 population/year)

704 388 (536/100 000)

7013 (133/100 000)

Estimated mortality (deaths/100,000 population/year)

99 938 (75/100 000 population)

927 (18/100 000 population)

Estimation proportion of TB patients with HIV co-infection

27%

10%

DOTS case detection rate

22%

91%

Total DOTS notification rate

44/100 000/year

117/100 000/year

DOTS coverage

65%

100%

DOTS treatment success

59%

82%

Total registered nurses

210 923

12 902

Total registered physicians

34 923

12 902