Death rates from drug use disorders who in Malaysia
Malaysia: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.19 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.19
Change on year
up 35.7%
World rank
126th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.19
in 2021
All-time low
0.12
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.19 for death rates from drug use disorders who 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, death rates from drug use disorders who in Malaysia peaked at 0.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.12, 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.
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 | — |
| 2001 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.19 | +35.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.155, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.125 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.165 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 123 Japan 0.22 compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 0.21 compare
- 124 Romania 0.21 compare
- 126 Central African Republic 0.19 compare
- 126 Monaco 0.19 compare
- 126 Paraguay 0.19 compare
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.19 compare
- 126 Tajikistan 0.19 compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Malaysia?
- Death rates from drug use disorders who in Malaysia was 0.19 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from drug use disorders who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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