Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi
Malawi: Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty was 5.9 per 100,000 population in 2011. ▼ Falling
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2011, deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi stood at 5.9 per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 293.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi peaked at 14 per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.5 per 100,000 population, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 36th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 14 per 100,000 population | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 14 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 per 100,000 population | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 12 per 100,000 population | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 12 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5 per 100,000 population | -87.5% |
| 2002 | 9.6 per 100,000 population | +540.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9 per 100,000 population | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4 per 100,000 population | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9 per 100,000 population | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6 per 100,000 population | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.4 per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7 per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8 per 100,000 population | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3 per 100,000 population | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9 per 100,000 population | -6.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 5.9 per 100,000 population is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.1 per 100,000 population, 58% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 5.9 per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10 per 100,000 population, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +540.0% | 1.5 per 100,000 population | 9.6 per 100,000 population |
| 2001 | -87.5% | 12 per 100,000 population | 1.5 per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6 per 100,000 population | 12 per 100,000 population | 14 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 per 100,000 population | 1.5 per 100,000 population | 12 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 per 100,000 population | 5.9 per 100,000 population | 6.3 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi?
- Deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty in Malawi was 5.9 per 100,000 population in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14 per 100,000 population in 1991.
- What is the lowest deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is deaths due to tuberculosis among hiv-negative people, low uncertainty rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty bound (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths attributable to tuberculosis (TB) in a given time period.