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Malaysia Population Pyramid
 


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
70.3
75.1
72.6
54
62
55
2010
70.8
76.5
73.6
77
82
81
 
 
Malaysia
MALAYSIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
70.8
76.5
77
82
Age 5
71.5
76.3
85
97
Age 10
71.6
76.4
85
97
Age 15
71.7
76.5
85
98
Age 20
72.0
76.6
84
99
Age 25
72.4
76.7
86
101
Age 30
72.7
76.8
85
103
Age 35
73.2
77.0
84
102
Age 40
73.6
77.2
85
104
Age 45
74.2
77.5
85
105
Age 50
74.9
77.9
84
108
Age 55
75.8
78.5
89
110
Age 60
77.0
79.3
95
111
Age 65
78.6
80.4
99
110
Age 70
80.7
82.0
99
110
Age 75
83.3
84.0
96
116
Age 80
86.6
86.9
79
101
Age 85
90.1
90.1
70
91
Age 90
93.8
93.7
56
85
Age 95
97.7
97.7
58
77
Age 100
102.0
102.0
58
77
 
 
Malaysia
MALAYSIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Coronary Heart Disease
22,701
22.18
2 Stroke
11,943
11.67
3 Influenza & Pneumonia
9,417
9.20
4 Road Traffic Accidents
8,031
7.85
5 HIV/AIDS
5,665
5.53
6 Tuberculosis
4,061
3.97
7 Lung Cancers
3,309
3.23
8 Diabetes Mellitus
3,205
3.13
9 Lung Disease
2,834
2.77
10 Kidney Disease
2,571
2.51
11 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,356
2.30
12 Other Injuries
1,798
1.76
13 Breast Cancer
1,716
1.68
14 Oral Cancer
1,587
1.55
15 Stomach Cancer
1,526
1.49
16 Endocrine Disorders
1,505
1.47
17 Hypertension
1,251
1.22
18 Leukemia
1,162
1.14
19 Liver Cancer
1,154
1.13
20 Congenital Anomalies
1,142
1.12
21 Lymphomas
989
0.97
22 Asthma
988
0.97
23 Skin Disease
905
0.88
24 Other Neoplasms
771
0.75
25 Low Birth Weight
761
0.74
  Deaths %
26 Inflammatory/Heart
656
0.64
27 Cervical Cancer
631
0.62
28 Ovary Cancer
616
0.60
29 Violence
604
0.59
30 Peptic Ulcer Disease
537
0.52
31 Prostate Cancer
508
0.50
32 Drownings
476
0.47
33 Liver Disease
470
0.46
34 Pancreas Cancer
429
0.42
35 Oesophagus Cancer
402
0.39
36 Falls
375
0.37
37 Bladder Cancer
302
0.30
38 Birth Trauma
299
0.29
39 Diarrhoeal diseases
221
0.22
40 Rheumatic Heart Disease
211
0.21
41 Dengue
190
0.19
42 Anaemia
189
0.18
43 Maternal Conditions
171
0.17
44 Alcohol
163
0.16
45 Epilepsy
161
0.16
46 Uterin Cancer
148
0.14
47 Skin Cancers
144
0.14
48 Suicide
144
0.14
49 Meningitis
130
0.13
50 Hepatitis B
117
0.11
 
 
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
138.75
57
2 Stroke
75.81
114
3 Influenza & Pneumonia
65.08
68
4 Road Traffic Accidents
34.53
20
5 HIV/AIDS
23.15
57
6 Lung Disease
19.09
108
7 Diabetes Mellitus
18.99
128
8 Lung Cancers
17.93
74
9 Tuberculosis
17.82
76
10 Breast Cancer
15.83
100
11 Kidney Disease
15.05
99
12 Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.10
50
13 Other Injuries
9.07
121
14 Stomach Cancer
8.42
70
15 Endocrine Disorders
8.42
82
16 Oral Cancer
7.72
14
17 Hypertension
7.60
162
18 Skin Disease
6.05
17
19 Liver Cancer
5.88
95
20 Asthma
5.32
79
21 Lymphomas
4.71
110
22 Leukemia
4.52
54
23 Other Neoplasms
4.24
53
24 Congenital Anomalies
3.87
160
25 Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.47
94
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Inflammatory/Heart
3.29
138
27 Prostate Cancer
3.16
152
28 Cervical Cancer
3.05
129
29 Ovary Cancer
2.79
60
30 Violence
2.52
122
31 Low Birth Weight
2.45
151
32 Liver Disease
2.43
187
33 Pancreas Cancer
2.29
119
34 Oesophagus Cancer
2.16
113
35 Falls
2.07
150
36 Bladder Cancer
1.81
114
37 Drownings
1.71
141
38 Diarrhoeal diseases
1.37
130
39 Anaemia
1.19
111
40 Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.08
124
41 Birth Trauma
0.96
152
42 Skin Cancers
0.78
127
43 Uterin Cancer
0.77
115
44 Alcohol
0.75
113
45 Dengue
0.73
16
46 Meningitis
0.66
138
47 Hepatitis B
0.65
88
48 Epilepsy
0.65
175
49 Suicide
0.63
188
50 Maternal Conditions
0.63
117
 
 
Malaysia
MALAYSIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Lung Cancers
17.93
74
2 Breast Cancer
15.83
100
3 Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.10
50
4 Stomach Cancer
8.42
70
5 Oral Cancer
7.72
14
6 Liver Cancer
5.88
95
7 Lymphomas
4.71
110
8 Leukemia
4.52
54
9 Other Neoplasms
4.24
53
  Rate World Rank
10 Prostate Cancer
3.16
152
11 Cervical Cancer
3.05
129
12 Ovary Cancer
2.79
60
13 Pancreas Cancer
2.29
119
14 Oesophagus Cancer
2.16
113
15 Bladder Cancer
1.81
114
16 Skin Cancers
0.78
127
17 Uterin Cancer
0.77
115
 
 
Malaysia
MALAYSIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
2.1
145
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
54.4
2.8
14
107
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
2.3
11.6
146
142
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
247
25

 
Malaysia
MALAYSIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
25,715,819
46
Sex Ratio M / F
1.01
56
Population 0-14
31.4 %
81
Population 15-64
63.6 %
111
Population 65 +
5.0 %
107
Birth Rate / 1000
22.24
78
Death Rate / 1000
5.02
167
Fertulity Rate
2.95
68
Infant Mortality
15.87
116
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.07
24
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.06
42
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.01
84
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.79
82
Net Migrattion
N/A
N/A
Population Growth
1.72
68
Literacy Total
88.7
105
Literacy Male
92.0
101
Literacy Female
85.4
104
Unemployment
3.7
134
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
73.6
81
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
64.0
82
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$15,300
57
 
 
 

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