Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation in Malaysia
Malaysia: Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation was 95.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 90 countries
All-time high
96.8%
in 2013
All-time low
95.1%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2013–2024
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation in Malaysia, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation in Malaysia is 95.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation in Malaysia peaked at 96.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 11th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.8% | — |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 95.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.2%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 95.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.6%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 95.1% | 95.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 8 Estonia 96.0% compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.0% compare
- 10 Denmark 95.5% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 94.8% compare
- 13 Hungary 94.6% compare
- 14 Bangladesh 94.2% 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)
- 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 health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation in Malaysia?
- Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation in Malaysia was 95.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation?
- Malaysia ranks 11th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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