Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 15 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 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 | — |
| 2001 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 36 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 31 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | -11.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 15 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 | 20 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7 | 30 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 | 15 | 20 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Myanmar was 15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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