Number of tuberculosis cases in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of tuberculosis cases was 263,000 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of tuberculosis cases in Myanmar, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 263,000 for number of 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 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 210 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.
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, The Federal Democratic Republic of 186,000 compare
- 12 Vietnam 184,000 compare
More health data for Myanmar
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 604 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 604 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 449,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 435,071 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 454,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 460,874 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Myanmar?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Myanmar was 263,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 263,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,000 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Myanmar ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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