Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 26,183 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26,183
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
26,183
in 2024
All-time low
14,389
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 26,183 for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Malaysia peaked at 26,183 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,389, in 2002.
Malaysia ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,057 | — |
| 2001 | 14,830 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 14,389 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 15,717 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 14,986 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 15,415 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 16,051 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 16,129 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17,144 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 17,341 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18,517 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 19,808 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 21,851 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 23,417 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 24,054 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 23,565 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 25,005 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 25,464 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 25,173 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25,565 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 22,973 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 21,186 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 24,795 | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 26,149 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 26,183 | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 26,183 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,589, 10.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 26,183 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,535, 10.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,706 | 14,389 | 17,341 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,242 | 18,517 | 25,565 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,257 | 21,186 | 26,183 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 30 Mexico 27,627 compare
- 31 South Sudan 27,045 compare
- 32 Cameroon 26,551 compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 22,420 compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 21,913 compare
- 36 Colombia 20,977 compare
More health data for Malaysia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 - new and relapse cases in Malaysia?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Malaysia was 26,183 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,183 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,389 in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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