Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Malaysia
Malaysia: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.7052 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.7052 for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 who in Malaysia peaked at 0.7052 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4329, 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 who in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4461 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4345 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4329 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.448 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4513 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4532 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4544 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4602 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4831 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5059 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5146 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.507 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4973 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5024 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5138 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5386 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5412 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5536 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5603 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5668 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4862 | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7052 | +45.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.7052 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.7052 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +45.0% | 0.4862 | 0.7052 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.457 | 0.4329 | 0.5059 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5296 | 0.4973 | 0.5668 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5957 | 0.4862 | 0.7052 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Malaysia?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Malaysia was 0.7052 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7052 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4329 in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Malaysia ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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