Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia

Malaysia: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.17 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.17
Change on year
up 35.0%
World rank
103rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.17
in 2020
All-time low
0.3717
in 2009
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia, 2000–2020

0.40.60.811.22000201020202000: 0.4052001: 0.5892002: 0.5682003: 0.5362004: 0.5292005: 0.5362006: 0.5282007: 0.5832008: 0.5622009: 0.3722010: 0.4472011: 0.4942012: 0.8422013: 0.4412014: 0.4962015: 0.5342016: 0.4552017: 0.6322018: 0.992019: 0.8642020: 1.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia stood at 1.17. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.0% on the previous year and up 160.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia peaked at 1.17 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3717, in 2009.

That places Malaysia 103rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4049
2001 0.5892 +45.5%
2002 0.5677 -3.7%
2003 0.536 -5.6%
2004 0.5285 -1.4%
2005 0.5359 +1.4%
2006 0.528 -1.5%
2007 0.5832 +10.5%
2008 0.5625 -3.5%
2009 0.3717 -33.9%
2010 0.4474 +20.4%
2011 0.4943 +10.5%
2012 0.8415 +70.2%
2013 0.4412 -47.6%
2014 0.496 +12.4%
2015 0.5343 +7.7%
2016 0.4548 -14.9%
2017 0.6316 +38.9%
2018 0.9899 +56.7%
2019 0.8636 -12.8%
2020 1.17 +35.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5208 0.3717 0.5892 10
2010s 0.6195 0.4412 0.9899 10
2020s 1.17 1.17 1.17 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 100 Guatemala 1.29 compare
  2. 101 Maldives 1.26 compare
  3. 102 South Africa 1.2 compare
  4. 104 Guyana 1.14 compare
  5. 105 Barbados 1.06 compare
  6. 106 Hong Kong, China 1.02 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia?
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia was 1.17 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 2020.
What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3717 in 2009.
How does Malaysia rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
Malaysia ranks 103rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 160.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,024 data points, 1979–2023
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