Tuberculosis death rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tuberculosis death rate was 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Malaysia is 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Malaysia peaked at 14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 73rd of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 331,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 298,367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Malaysia?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Malaysia was 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Malaysia ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.