Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 9.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Malaysia peaked at 11.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2018.
Malaysia ranks 112th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 9.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 78% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 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 fatality rate in Malaysia?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Malaysia was 9.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Malaysia ranks 112th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.