Cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia

Malaysia: Cancer death rates by type who db was 0.6839 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6839
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
97th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.6995
in 2018
All-time low
0.3929
in 2003
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia, 2000–2020

00.20.40.62000201020202000: 0.6112001: 0.5372002: 0.3932003: 0.3932004: 0.6262005: 0.4872006: 0.6062007: 0.5322008: 0.5382009: 0.5572010: 0.6482011: 0.5812012: 0.4892013: 0.5242014: 0.542015: 0.512016: 0.6282017: 0.6692018: 0.6992019: 0.6492020: 0.684

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia is 0.6839, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia peaked at 0.6995 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3929, in 2003.

Malaysia ranks 97th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6105
2001 0.5368 -12.1%
2002 0.3931 -26.8%
2003 0.3929 -0.1%
2004 0.6263 +59.4%
2005 0.4868 -22.3%
2006 0.6062 +24.5%
2007 0.5316 -12.3%
2008 0.538 +1.2%
2009 0.5572 +3.6%
2010 0.648 +16.3%
2011 0.5814 -10.3%
2012 0.4887 -15.9%
2013 0.5238 +7.2%
2014 0.5404 +3.2%
2015 0.51 -5.6%
2016 0.6279 +23.1%
2017 0.6692 +6.6%
2018 0.6995 +4.5%
2019 0.6494 -7.2%
2020 0.6839 +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.528 0.3929 0.6263 10
2010s 0.5938 0.4887 0.6995 10
2020s 0.6839 0.6839 0.6839 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 94 Belize 0.7563 compare
  2. 95 Ecuador 0.7513 compare
  3. 96 Sri Lanka 0.7263 compare
  4. 98 Panama 0.6766 compare
  5. 99 Uzbekistan 0.6695 compare
  6. 100 Barbados 0.6613 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia?
Cancer death rates by type who db in Malaysia was 0.6839 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6995 in 2018.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3929 in 2003.
How does Malaysia rank for cancer death rates by type who db?
Malaysia ranks 97th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
Is cancer death rates by type who db rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Cancer death rates by type who db. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates by type who db
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
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