Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 263,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 263,000 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Myanmar peaked at 263,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 167,000, in 2020.
That places Myanmar 9th out of 196 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 252,000 | — |
| 2001 | 254,000 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 256,000 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 257,000 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 258,000 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 258,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 258,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 257,000 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 256,000 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 255,000 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 245,000 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 235,000 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 226,000 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 217,000 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 208,000 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 200,000 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 192,000 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 184,000 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 177,000 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 169,000 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 167,000 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 188,000 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 233,000 | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 261,000 | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 263,000 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 256,100 | 252,000 | 258,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,300 | 169,000 | 245,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 222,400 | 167,000 | 263,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 6 Nigeria 510,000 compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 412,000 compare
- 8 Bangladesh 384,000 compare
- 10 South Africa 249,000 compare
- 11 Ethiopia 186,000 compare
- 12 Viet Nam 184,000 compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0431 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Myanmar?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Myanmar was 263,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 263,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,000 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Myanmar ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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