Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.17 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malaysia, 2000–2020
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 105th out of 111 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
| 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% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.17 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.17 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.49, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
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 105th out of 111 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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