Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Malaysia
Malaysia: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0.01 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Malaysia, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.01 for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in 2025.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Malaysia peaked at 93.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 122nd out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.05 | — |
| 2006 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.27 | +170.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 | -96.3% |
| 2011 | 0.05 | +400.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +900.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.11 | +450.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 | -54.5% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 1.42 | +4633.3% |
| 2021 | 93.21 | +6464.1% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.04 | — |
| 2025 | 0.01 | -75.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.34, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.01 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.565, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 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 | +6464.1% | 1.42 | 93.21 |
| 2020 | +4633.3% | 0.03 | 1.42 |
| 2014 | +900.0% | 0.01 | 0.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.112 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.046 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.94 | 0 | 93.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 120 Ghana 0.02 compare
- 120 Zambia 0.02 compare
- 122 Iran 0.01 compare
- 122 Vietnam 0.01 compare
- 125 Bahrain 0 compare
- 125 Barbados 0 compare
- 125 Belarus 0
- 125 Botswana 0 compare
- 125 Dominica 0 compare
- 125 Estonia 0 compare
- 125 Finland 0 compare
- 125 Maldives 0 compare
- 125 Mali 0 compare
- 125 Mauritius 0 compare
- 125 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 125 Montenegro 0 compare
- 125 Qatar 0 compare
- 125 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 125 Tuvalu 0
- 125 Vanuatu 0 compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Malaysia?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Malaysia was 0.01 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Malaysia ranks 122nd out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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