Homicide rate who mortality database in Malaysia
Malaysia: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.139 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate who mortality database in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who mortality database in Malaysia is 0.139, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Malaysia peaked at 1.12 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.139, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 108th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6036 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9996 | +65.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8468 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8543 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.913 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8057 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8379 | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7585 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6506 | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5815 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7353 | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4402 | -40.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4298 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3469 | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3161 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2218 | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2093 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1502 | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 0.139 | -7.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.139 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 4% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.139 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8065, 17% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8804 | 0.6036 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4082 | 0.1502 | 0.7353 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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- 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 homicide rate who mortality database in Malaysia?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Malaysia was 0.139 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Malaysia ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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