Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.3999 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.3999 cases per square kilometre for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.3999 cases per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2559 cases per square kilometre, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 24th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3856 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3887 cases per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3917 cases per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3932 cases per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3948 cases per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3949 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3948 cases per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3933 cases per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3919 cases per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3903 cases per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.375 cases per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3597 cases per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.346 cases per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3323 cases per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3185 cases per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3062 cases per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2941 cases per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2819 cases per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2712 cases per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2589 cases per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2559 cases per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.288 cases per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.357 cases per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3999 cases per square kilometre | +12.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.3999 cases per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0879 cases per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.3999 cases per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1156 cases per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3919 cases per square kilometre | 0.3856 cases per square kilometre | 0.3949 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3144 cases per square kilometre | 0.2589 cases per square kilometre | 0.375 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3252 cases per square kilometre | 0.2559 cases per square kilometre | 0.3999 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 21 Lesotho 0.4611 cases per square kilometre compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 0.4433 cases per square kilometre compare
- 23 East Timor 0.4237 cases per square kilometre compare
- 25 Gambia 0.3755 cases per square kilometre compare
- 26 Rwanda 0.3527 cases per square kilometre compare
- 27 Bahrain 0.275 cases per square kilometre 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 cases, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.3999 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3999 cases per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2559 cases per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.