Tuberculosis incidence in Malaysia

Tuberculosis incidence in Malaysia was 96 per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Tuberculosis incidence Unit: New cases per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Malaysia, 2024 96 New cases per 100,000 people
Change from 2023 −1per 100,000 people 2023: 97 per 100,000 people
World, 2024 131 per 100,000 people Official aggregate
Position in 2024 66th of 208 See the full ranking

Tuberculosis incidence in Malaysia over time

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New cases per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tuberculosis incidence (new cases per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2024
Period MalaysiaWorld
2024 96 per 100,000 people 131 per 100,000 people
2023 97 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2022 98 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2021 98 per 100,000 people 132 per 100,000 people
2020 99 per 100,000 people 131 per 100,000 people
2019 100 per 100,000 people 134 per 100,000 people
2018 100 per 100,000 people 137 per 100,000 people
2017 103 per 100,000 people 141 per 100,000 people
2016 106 per 100,000 people 145 per 100,000 people
2015 104 per 100,000 people 150 per 100,000 people
2014 110 per 100,000 people 154 per 100,000 people
2013 112 per 100,000 people 157 per 100,000 people
2012 108 per 100,000 people 162 per 100,000 people
2011 102 per 100,000 people 166 per 100,000 people
2010 100 per 100,000 people 169 per 100,000 people
2009 97 per 100,000 people 173 per 100,000 people
2008 100 per 100,000 people 176 per 100,000 people
2007 98 per 100,000 people 180 per 100,000 people
2006 101 per 100,000 people 183 per 100,000 people
2005 102 per 100,000 people 185 per 100,000 people
2004 107 per 100,000 people 187 per 100,000 people
2003 121 per 100,000 people 189 per 100,000 people
2002 121 per 100,000 people 189 per 100,000 people
2001 136 per 100,000 people 190 per 100,000 people
2000 152 per 100,000 people 190 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1 from 97 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 110 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −14.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 66th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 131 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.TBS.INCD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Malaysia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report