INDICATOR NAME: INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS (PER 100 000 PEOPLE)1

Indicator Name: Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 100 000 people)

State
State Name code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Malaysia MYS 72 72 75 80 86 91 93 90 94 94 92
Table 1

Malaysia MYS Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

100 SH.TBS.INCD
90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Graph 1

Based on the data presented in table 1. and graph 1., we can see that over the years the
number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases has increased, with the exception in 2015 and
2018, when the case number was lower than it was in the previous year. The number of
tuberculosis cases per 100,000 population went from 72 in 2008 to 92 in 2018, which
indicates that Malaysia should developpe a strategy for combating this issue. The indicator
Incidence of tuberculosis includes all forms of tuberculosis. It is however important to
mention the limitations and exceptions2 when it comes to availability of data on health status

1
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases arising in a given
year, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. All forms of TB are included, including cases in people
living with HIV. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques
are refines, so they may differ from those published previously.
Source: WB (2021). Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people. Link:
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.TBS.INCD?view=chart retrieved 30.12.2021.

2
Limitations and Exceptions: The limited availability of data on health status is a major constraint in assessing
the health situation in developing countries. To compensate for this and improve reliability and international
in developing countries. Since the data shows that the number of tuberculosis has increased
over the years and considering the difficulties of gathering this data, Malaysia should,
besides developing a strategy for fighting the spread of disease, work on improving the
collecting of data.

comparability, the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares estimates in accordance with epidemiological
models and statistical standards.
Source: WB (2021). Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people. Link:
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.TBS.INCD?view=chart retrieved 30.12.2021.