Cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia

Malaysia: Cancer death rate by age group was 0.7506 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7506
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
74th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.08
in 2014
All-time low
0.7478
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia, 2000–2020

12342000201020202000: 2.92001: 2.62002: 1.22003: 2.62004: 1.72005: 2.32006: 32007: 2.62008: 2.42009: 2.62010: 2.62011: 1.82012: 3.12013: 1.52014: 4.12015: 1.92016: 1.52017: 1.12018: 1.72019: 0.7482020: 0.751

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia is 0.7506, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia peaked at 4.08 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7478, in 2019.

Malaysia ranks 74th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 2.94
2001 2.62 -10.7%
2002 1.16 -55.8%
2003 2.61 +124.7%
2004 1.66 -36.3%
2005 2.34 +41.2%
2006 3.03 +29.2%
2007 2.64 -12.8%
2008 2.43 -8.0%
2009 2.58 +6.3%
2010 2.62 +1.6%
2011 1.79 -31.8%
2012 3.06 +71.1%
2013 1.51 -50.5%
2014 4.08 +169.9%
2015 1.89 -53.7%
2016 1.5 -20.8%
2017 1.12 -25.3%
2018 1.68 +50.0%
2019 0.7478 -55.4%
2020 0.7506 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.4 1.16 3.03 10
2010s 2 0.7478 4.08 10
2020s 0.7506 0.7506 0.7506 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 71 Dominican Republic 0.9867 compare
  2. 72 France 0.9181 compare
  3. 73 Republic of Korea 0.8029 compare
  4. 75 Israel 0.5479 compare
  5. 76 Italy 0.4735 compare
  6. 77 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
  7. 77 Bahamas 0 compare
  8. 77 Bahrain 0 compare
  9. 77 Barbados 0 compare
  10. 77 Brunei Darussalam 0 compare
  11. 77 Costa Rica 0 compare
  12. 77 Croatia 0 compare
  13. 77 Cuba 0 compare
  14. 77 Czechia 0 compare
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  17. 77 French Guiana 0 compare
  18. 77 Greece 0 compare
  19. 77 Grenada 0 compare
  20. 77 Guadeloupe 0 compare
  21. 77 Guyana 0 compare
  22. 77 Hong Kong, China 0 compare
  23. 77 Iceland 0 compare
  24. 77 Latvia 0 compare
  25. 77 Lithuania 0 compare
  26. 77 Luxembourg 0 compare
  27. 77 Maldives 0 compare
  28. 77 Malta 0 compare
  29. 77 Martinique 0 compare
  30. 77 North Macedonia 0 compare
  31. 77 Oman 0 compare
  32. 77 Puerto Rico 0 compare
  33. 77 Réunion 0 compare
  34. 77 Saint Lucia 0 compare
  35. 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
  36. 77 Singapore 0 compare
  37. 77 Slovenia 0 compare
  38. 77 Sweden 0 compare
  39. 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia?
Cancer death rate by age group in Malaysia was 0.7506 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 2014.
What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7478 in 2019.
How does Malaysia rank for cancer death rate by age group?
Malaysia ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rate by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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