Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malawi
Malawi: Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases was 56,000 in 2014. β² Rising
Latest (2014)
56,000
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
30th
of 190 countries
All-time high
60,000
in 2008
All-time low
35,000
in 1993
Years of data
25
1990β2014
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malawi, 1990β2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 56,000 for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malawi peaked at 60,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35,000, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 30th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,700 | 35,000 | 40,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,800 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,000 | 46,000 | 59,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4881 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malawi?
- Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases in Malawi was 56,000 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 60,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of prevalent tuberculosis cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for number of prevalent tuberculosis cases?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of prevalent tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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