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HEALTH PROFILE: Malaysia

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Malaysia MALAYSIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Malaysia
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    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Malaysia MALAYSIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    Age 15
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    Age 25
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    Age 35
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    Age 40
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    Age 50
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    Age 55
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    Age 60
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    Age 65
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    Age 75
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    Age 85
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    Malaysia MALAYSIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    136.21
    61
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    90.22
    33
    3. Stroke
    81.65
    92
    4. Lung Disease
    25.89
    74
    5. Kidney Disease
    24.25
    80
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.76
    60
    7. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    8. Liver Disease
    17.91
    97
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.95
    108
    10. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.82
    126
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    13. HIV/AIDS
    8.15
    63
    14. Skin Disease
    7.90
    7
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    16. Other Injuries
    7.39
    95
    17. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    18. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    19. Falls
    6.80
    71
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.63
    73
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    22. Suicide
    5.77
    130
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.55
    52
    25. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    27. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    4.52
    69
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    108
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.04
    136
    31. Tuberculosis
    3.87
    90
    32. Asthma
    3.65
    98
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2.86
    117
    35. Drownings
    2.63
    83
    36. Violence
    2.62
    118
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.57
    134
    38. Hypertension
    2.45
    173
    39. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    42. Encephalitis
    1.50
    10
    43. Fires
    1.15
    104
    44. Drug Use
    1.09
    106
    45. Malnutrition
    1.01
    101
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.00
    61
    47. Meningitis
    1.00
    80
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    126
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    50. Dengue
    0.90
    9
    Malaysia MALAYSIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,729
    21.86
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23,477
    13.97
    3. Stroke
    21,592
    12.85
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,181
    4.27
    5. Lung Disease
    6,633
    3.95
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,629
    3.95
    7. Liver Disease
    5,125
    3.05
    8. Lung Cancers
    4,319
    2.57
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,107
    2.44
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,996
    2.38
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,832
    2.28
    12. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.83
    13. HIV/AIDS
    2,679
    1.59
    14. Other Injuries
    2,222
    1.32
    15. Skin Disease
    2,066
    1.23
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,984
    1.18
    17. Oral Cancer
    1,865
    1.11
    18. Falls
    1,855
    1.10
    19. Suicide
    1,823
    1.09
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,773
    1.06
    21. Stomach Cancer
    1,441
    0.86
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,424
    0.85
    23. Leukemia
    1,412
    0.84
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    1,403
    0.84
    25. Lymphomas
    1,321
    0.79
      Deaths %
    26. Tuberculosis
    1,227
    0.73
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,214
    0.72
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    1,106
    0.66
    29. Low Birth Weight
    1,020
    0.61
    30. Asthma
    1,013
    0.60
    31. Cervical Cancer
    1,010
    0.60
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    994
    0.59
    33. Prostate Cancer
    903
    0.54
    34. Violence
    869
    0.52
    35. Ovary Cancer
    827
    0.49
    36. Drownings
    820
    0.49
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    809
    0.48
    38. Hypertension
    649
    0.39
    39. Bladder Cancer
    467
    0.28
    40. Encephalitis
    452
    0.27
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.26
    42. Birth Trauma
    359
    0.21
    43. Uterin Cancer
    352
    0.21
    44. Fires
    336
    0.20
    45. Drug Use
    322
    0.19
    46. Meningitis
    301
    0.18
    47. Dengue
    280
    0.17
    48. Other Neoplasms
    265
    0.16
    49. Malnutrition
    249
    0.15
    50. Skin Cancers
    247
    0.15
    Malaysia MALAYSIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    4. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
      Rate World Rank
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    10. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    11. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    Malaysia MALAYSIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    0.9
    163
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    44.7
    1.2
    28
    145
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    13.0
    17.9
    116
    127
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.71
    68
    Malaysia MALAYSIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    1970
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    1980
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    1990
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    2000
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    2010
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    2019
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
    Malaysia MALAYSIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    33.519m
    43
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.03
    26
    Population 0-14
    26.8%
    84
    Population 15-64
    66.3%
    69
    Population 65 +
    6.9%
    96
    Birth Rate / 1000
    14.55
    113
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.69
    147
    Fertility Rate
    1.76
    136
    Infant Mortality
    6.70
    145
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.07
    14
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    25
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.02
    59
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.90
    28
    Net Migration
    1.49
    40
    Population Growth
    1.06%
    80
    Literacy Total
    95.0%
    91
    Literacy Male
    96.2%
    73
    Literacy Female
    93.6%
    74
    Unemployment
    3.3%
    149
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    74.7
    80
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.7
    77
    GDP per Capita USD
    $26,400
    52

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    5,275,667
    37,347
    3/1/24
    Malaysia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Malaysia causes.

     
     
    Malaysia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Malaysia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.