Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 15.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar peaked at 51.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2019.
That places Myanmar 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 15.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 15.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +25.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 30.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 13.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 fatality rate in Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar was 15.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Myanmar ranks 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.