Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Malaysia

Malaysia: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are was 13,085 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
13,085
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
31st
of 214 countries
All-time high
16,302
in 2016
All-time low
7,843
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Malaysia, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020212000: 8.2k2001: 8.3k2002: 8.0k2003: 8.0k2004: 7.8k2005: 8.4k2006: 9.4k2007: 9.6k2008: 10.4k2009: 10.0k2010: 11.1k2011: 11.9k2012: 13.3k2013: 14.3k2014: 14.8k2015: 15.3k2016: 16.3k2017: 15.9k2018: 15.6k2019: 16.0k2020: 14.1k2021: 13.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Malaysia stood at 13,085.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Malaysia peaked at 16,302 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,843, in 2004.

That places Malaysia 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed. in Malaysia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 8,156
2001 8,309 +1.9%
2002 7,958 -4.2%
2003 7,989 +0.4%
2004 7,843 -1.8%
2005 8,446 +7.7%
2006 9,414 +11.5%
2007 9,578 +1.7%
2008 10,441 +9.0%
2009 9,981 -4.4%
2010 11,135 +11.6%
2011 11,862 +6.5%
2012 13,311 +12.2%
2013 14,317 +7.6%
2014 14,848 +3.7%
2015 15,273 +2.9%
2016 16,302 +6.7%
2017 15,888 -2.5%
2018 15,579 -1.9%
2019 15,958 +2.4%
2020 14,051 -12.0%
2021 13,085 -6.9%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 13,085 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,321, 9.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 13,085 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 242, 54.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,812 7,843 10,441 10
2010s 14,447 11,135 16,302 10
2020s 13,568 13,085 14,051 2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 28 Cameroon 15,125 compare
  2. 29 Morocco 14,410 compare
  3. 30 Korea 13,263 compare
  4. 32 Mexico 12,864 compare
  5. 33 Ukraine 12,256 compare
  6. 34 Sierra Leone 11,523 compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Malaysia?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are in Malaysia was 13,085 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 16,302 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,843 in 2004.
How does Malaysia rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are?
Malaysia ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who are rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are bacteriologically confirmed.
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
216 places, 4,570 data points, 2000–2021
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