Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Malaysia

Malaysia: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 808 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
808
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
44th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1,819
in 2008
All-time low
808
in 2021
Years of data
19
2003–2021

Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Malaysia, 2003–2021

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2003201220212003: 1.3k2004: 1.3k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.4k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.6k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.5k2014: 1.5k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.4k2017: 1.4k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.3k2020: 1.1k2021: 808

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Malaysia stood at 808. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Malaysia peaked at 1,819 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 808, in 2021.

That places Malaysia 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,505 1,263 1,819 7
2010s 1,413 1,157 1,629 10
2020s 941.5 808 1,075 2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 41 Botswana 974 compare
  2. 42 Congo 966 compare
  3. 43 Rwanda 819 compare
  4. 45 Liberia 775 compare
  5. 46 Dominican Republic 768 compare
  6. 47 Equatorial Guinea 723 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Malaysia?
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Malaysia was 808 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1,819 in 2008.
What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 808 in 2021.
How does Malaysia rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
Malaysia ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tb patients tested positive for hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tb patients tested positive for hiv
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 3,275 data points, 1999–2021
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