Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malaysia stood at 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malaysia peaked at 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Malaysia 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.506 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.665 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 160 Niger 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Guinea 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Mali 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Senegal 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Singapore 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malaysia?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malaysia was 0.74 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Malaysia ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.