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 93rd out of 210 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.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 77.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 77.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 93rd out of 210 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
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.