Drug use disorder death rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder 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
Malaysia recorded 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Malaysia peaked at 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Malaysia 126th 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.
Drug use disorder death rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.125 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 123 Japan 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Romania 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Central African Republic 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Monaco 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Paraguay 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Tajikistan 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1099 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Malaysia?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Malaysia was 0.19 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 drug use disorder death rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.