Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi
Malawi: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 24,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 24,000 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi peaked at 52,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24,000, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 42nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 44,000 | — |
| 2001 | 46,000 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 48,000 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 49,000 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 52,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51,000 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 50,000 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 48,000 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 46,000 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 42,000 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 38,000 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 34,000 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 31,000 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,500 | 44,000 | 52,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,400 | 28,000 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,600 | 24,000 | 27,000 | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Malawi was 24,000 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 52,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,000 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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