External health expenditure channeled through government in Malaysia
Malaysia: External health expenditure channeled through government was 100.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Malaysia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 100.0% | — |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 3.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Malaysia?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Malaysia was 100.0% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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