Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malaysia
Malaysia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.0% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malaysia peaked at 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4329 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Malaysia 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4345 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4329 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.448 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4513 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4532 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4544 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4602 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4831 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5059 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5146 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.507 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4973 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5024 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5138 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5412 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5536 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5603 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5668 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4862 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.457 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4329 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5059 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5296 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4973 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5668 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5957 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4862 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 124 Colombia 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Pakistan 0.7064 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Zambia 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 128 Vanuatu 0.7032 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 129 Ireland 0.7012 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Côte d'Ivoire 0.696 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malaysia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malaysia was 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4329 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Malaysia ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.