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
76th
of 111 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 76th of 111 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% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.7506 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.7506 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.26, 33% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
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
- 73 United States 1 compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 0.9867 compare
- 75 South Korea 0.8029 compare
- 77 Israel 0.5479 compare
- 78 Japan 0.4061 compare
- 79 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 79 Bahamas 0 compare
- 79 Bahrain 0 compare
- 79 Barbados 0 compare
- 79 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 79 Croatia 0 compare
- 79 Cuba 0 compare
- 79 Czechia 0 compare
- 79 Denmark 0 compare
- 79 Estonia 0 compare
- 79 French Guiana 0 compare
- 79 Grenada 0 compare
- 79 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 79 Guyana 0 compare
- 79 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 79 Iceland 0 compare
- 79 Latvia 0 compare
- 79 Lithuania 0 compare
- 79 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 79 Maldives 0 compare
- 79 Malta 0 compare
- 79 Martinique 0 compare
- 79 Mayotte 0 compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 79 Oman 0 compare
- 79 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 79 Reunion 0 compare
- 79 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 79 Singapore 0 compare
- 79 Slovenia 0 compare
- 79 Sweden 0 compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 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 76th out of 111 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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