Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi
Malawi: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 11,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi stood at 11,000. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi peaked at 39,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 2024.
That places Malawi 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35,000 | — |
| 2001 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34,000 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 33,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 34,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36,000 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 35,000 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 33,000 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,000 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 29,000 | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 27,000 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 24,000 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 20,000 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 18,000 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 16,000 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 14,000 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,200 | 33,000 | 36,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,400 | 13,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,800 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi was 11,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 39,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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 Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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