Tuberculosis case detection rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 77.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Malaysia peaked at 77.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 43.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 65.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 63.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Malaysia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 331,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 298,367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Malaysia?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Malaysia was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Malaysia ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programmes and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.