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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 71 Dominican Republic 0.9867 compare
- 72 France 0.9181 compare
- 73 Republic of Korea 0.8029 compare
- 75 Israel 0.5479 compare
- 76 Italy 0.4735 compare
- 77 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 77 Bahamas 0 compare
- 77 Bahrain 0 compare
- 77 Barbados 0 compare
- 77 Brunei Darussalam 0 compare
- 77 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 77 Croatia 0 compare
- 77 Cuba 0 compare
- 77 Czechia 0 compare
- 77 Denmark 0 compare
- 77 Estonia 0 compare
- 77 French Guiana 0 compare
- 77 Greece 0 compare
- 77 Grenada 0 compare
- 77 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 77 Guyana 0 compare
- 77 Hong Kong, China 0 compare
- 77 Iceland 0 compare
- 77 Latvia 0 compare
- 77 Lithuania 0 compare
- 77 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 77 Maldives 0 compare
- 77 Malta 0 compare
- 77 Martinique 0 compare
- 77 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 77 Oman 0 compare
- 77 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 77 Réunion 0 compare
- 77 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 77 Singapore 0 compare
- 77 Slovenia 0 compare
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3747 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7066 units per person (2025)
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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