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Nigeria

Disease outbreak profile for Nigeria — 54 events, 12 diseases, since 2000.

Nigeria (NGA) · WHO AFR region · 54 WHO events across 12 diseases (2000–2025).

Diseases reported by Nigeria

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
Lassa fever A962 8 15%
Meningococcal meningitis A390 7 13%
Yellow fever, unspecified A959 7 13%
Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified A809 6 11%
Cholera A000 6 11%
COVID-19 U071 6 11%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 5 9%
Monkeypox B04 3 6%
Diphtheria, unspecified A369 2 4%
Measles B05 2 4%
Bacterial meningitis, unspecified G009 1 2%
Acute hepatitis E B172 1 2%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2025 4 4
2024 2 2
2023 6 6
2022 5 5
2021 3 3
2020 3 3
2019 3 3
2018 3 3
2017 6 6
2016 2 2
2015 1 1
2013 1 1
2012 2 2
2011 1 1
2010 1 1
2009 3 3
2008 2 2
2007 1 1
2006 1 1
2004 2 2

Peak year: 2023 (6 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
2000s 11
2010s 20
2020s 23

Position in WHO AFR

Rank #2 of 47 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

12

Outbreak Events

54

Year Range

2000–2025

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Country

Nigeria • AFR