Adolescent birth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adolescent birth rate was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Adolescent birth rate in Malaysia, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent birth rate in Malaysia is 0, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent birth rate in Malaysia peaked at 0.5064 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescent birth rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1684 | — |
| 2002 | 0.1489 | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4476 | +200.7% |
| 2004 | 0.43 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1572 | -63.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5064 | +222.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4604 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1407 | -69.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1608 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1716 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1604 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1262 | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1496 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.153 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.128 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1316 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1364 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1227 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1004 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1026 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.33. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1263. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescent birth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +222.1% | 0.1572 | 0.5064 |
| 2003 | +200.7% | 0.1489 | 0.4476 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2912 | 0.1407 | 0.5064 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1422 | 0.1227 | 0.1716 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0677 | 0 | 0.1026 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 167 Republic of Korea 0.0089 compare
- 167 Korea 0.0089 compare
- 169 Nepal 0 compare
- 170 Algeria 0 compare
- 170 Andorra 0
- 170 Argentina 0 compare
- 170 Armenia 0 compare
- 170 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 170 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 170 Belgium 0 compare
- 170 Bermuda 0 compare
- 170 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 170 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 170 Curaçao 0 compare
- 170 Denmark 0 compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 0
- 170 Fiji 0 compare
- 170 Finland 0 compare
- 170 Gibraltar 0
- 170 Greenland 0 compare
- 170 Iceland 0 compare
- 170 Israel 0 compare
- 170 Jamaica 0 compare
- 170 Japan 0
- 170 Kuwait 0
- 170 Liechtenstein 0 compare
- 170 Lithuania 0 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 170 Malta 0 compare
- 170 Montenegro 0 compare
- 170 Montserrat 0 compare
- 170 Naoero 0
- 170 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 compare
- 170 New Caledonia 0 compare
- 170 Niue 0
- 170 Norway 0 compare
- 170 Palau 0 compare
- 170 Qatar 0
- 170 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 compare
- 170 Slovenia 0 compare
- 170 State of Palestine 0 compare
- 170 Switzerland 0 compare
- 170 Tajikistan 0
- 170 Timor-Leste 0 compare
- 170 Tunisia 0
- 170 Turkmenistan 0
- 170 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 170 United Arab Emirates 0
- 170 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0
- 170 Curaçao 0 compare
- 170 Timor-Leste 0 compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent birth rate in Malaysia?
- Adolescent birth rate in Malaysia was 0 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adolescent birth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5064 in 2006.
- What is the lowest adolescent birth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for adolescent birth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescent birth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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