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

Malaysia: Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have was 3,516 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
3,516
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
37th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,856
in 2017
All-time low
1,368
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201020212000: 1.4k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.4k2003: 1.5k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.9k2007: 2.1k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.3k2010: 2.5k2011: 2.9k2012: 2.9k2013: 3.2k2014: 3.2k2015: 3.1k2016: 3.4k2017: 3.9k2018: 3.7k2019: 3.8k2020: 3.7k2021: 3.5k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Malaysia stood at 3,516.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Malaysia peaked at 3,856 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,368, in 2002.

That places Malaysia 37th 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 have in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have extrapulmonary TB. in Malaysia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1,384
2001 1,382 -0.1%
2002 1,368 -1.0%
2003 1,465 +7.1%
2004 1,543 +5.3%
2005 1,702 +10.3%
2006 1,920 +12.8%
2007 2,107 +9.7%
2008 2,197 +4.3%
2009 2,344 +6.7%
2010 2,545 +8.6%
2011 2,888 +13.5%
2012 2,945 +2.0%
2013 3,153 +7.1%
2014 3,163 +0.3%
2015 3,148 -0.5%
2016 3,402 +8.1%
2017 3,856 +13.3%
2018 3,726 -3.4%
2019 3,776 +1.3%
2020 3,658 -3.1%
2021 3,516 -3.9%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 3,516 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 282, 12.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 3,516 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 153, 23.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,741 1,368 2,344 10
2010s 3,260 2,545 3,856 10
2020s 3,587 3,516 3,658 2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 34 Yemen 3,921 compare
  2. 35 Nigeria 3,588 compare
  3. 36 Angola 3,535 compare
  4. 38 Türkiye 3,365 compare
  5. 39 South Sudan 3,314 compare
  6. 40 Egypt 3,238 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 have in Malaysia?
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have in Malaysia was 3,516 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 have recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 3,856 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,368 in 2002.
How does Malaysia rank for number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have?
Malaysia ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary tb who have rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 have extrapulmonary TB.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have extrapulmonary TB.
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
216 places, 4,709 data points, 2000–2021
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