Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 114,359 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 114,359 for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in 2024.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Myanmar peaked at 141,170 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30,840, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30,840 | — |
| 2001 | 42,838 | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 57,012 | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 75,744 | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 96,662 | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 107,009 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 122,472 | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 129,081 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 124,037 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 128,343 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 131,590 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 136,737 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 141,170 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 134,855 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 138,352 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 138,447 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 137,551 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 130,418 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 137,972 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 134,501 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 103,373 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 64,410 | -37.7% |
| 2022 | 118,311 | +83.7% |
| 2023 | 129,122 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 114,359 | -11.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 114,359 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,658, 10.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 114,359 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,535, 45.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +83.7% | 64,410 | 118,311 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91,404 | 30,840 | 129,081 | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,159 | 130,418 | 141,170 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,915 | 64,410 | 129,122 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 286,720 compare
- 9 South Africa 183,726 compare
- 10 Ethiopia 149,902 compare
- 12 Mozambique 106,721 compare
- 13 Vietnam 106,392 compare
- 14 Kenya 94,833 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 - new and relapse cases in Myanmar?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Myanmar was 114,359 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 141,170 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,840 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Myanmar ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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