Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0048 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0048 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0056 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 cases per person, in 2020.
That places Myanmar 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0056 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0055 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 cases per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 cases per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 cases per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 cases per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 cases per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 cases per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 cases per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 cases per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.005 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 cases per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 cases per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 cases per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 cases per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 cases per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 cases per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 cases per person | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 cases per person | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 cases per person | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 cases per person | +0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0048 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0048 cases per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0008 cases per person, 6.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0054 cases per person | 0.0052 cases per person | 0.0056 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 cases per person | 0.0032 cases per person | 0.005 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 cases per person | 0.0031 cases per person | 0.0048 cases per person | 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 cases, per capita in Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0048 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 cases per person in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.