Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia, 1995–2023
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia stood at 82.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia peaked at 90.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2006.
That places Malaysia 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69.0% | — |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +30.4% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -31.8% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +57.8% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.5% | 69.0% | 90.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 45.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 76.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 78.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia was 82.0% in 2023, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2006.
- How does Malaysia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Malaysia ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Treatment success rate among new and relapse cases.