Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
53.73 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
99th
of 111 countries
All-time high
57.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
37.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malaysia peaked at 57.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.65 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Malaysia 99th 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.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.24 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 37.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 38.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 40.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 41.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 40.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 41.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 44.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 39.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 39.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 40.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 41.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 48.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 57.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 51.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 57.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 96 Sri Lanka 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Jordan 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Kuwait 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Nicaragua 53.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 53.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Albania 53.23 deaths per 100,000 people 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.007 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 133 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malaysia?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malaysia was 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Malaysia ranks 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.