Tuberculosis case detection rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case detection rate in Myanmar stood at 44.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Myanmar peaked at 79.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 206th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -45.2% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -12.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 44.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 44.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5%, 61% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 12.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 54.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 34.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 204 Ghana 46.0% compare
- 205 Solomon Islands 45.0% compare
- 207 Eritrea 43.0% compare
- 207 Kyrgyzstan 43.0% compare
- 209 Djibouti 41.0% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Myanmar was 44.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Myanmar ranks 206th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.