Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate in Malaysia is 82.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
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 82.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2006.
Malaysia ranks 112th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 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% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 82.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 82.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.0%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +57.8% | 45.0% | 71.0% |
| 2006 | -31.8% | 66.0% | 45.0% |
| 2004 | -27.8% | 72.0% | 52.0% |
| 2005 | +26.9% | 52.0% | 66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 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 Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- 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 112th out of 203 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 Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).