Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia
Malaysia: Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia is 84.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 212.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia peaked at 97.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.6% | — |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +196.3% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | — |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -68.2% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +327.2% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -70.6% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +229.5% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +3.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 84.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.7%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 84.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.8%, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +327.2% | 21.5% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | +229.5% | 27.0% | 88.8% |
| 2005 | +196.3% | 22.6% | 67.1% |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 85.9% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6% | 22.6% | 85.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 0.0% | 91.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 81.4% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia?
- Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia was 84.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis?
- Malaysia ranks 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.