Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia

Malaysia: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 23.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
23.6%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
67th
of 185 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2000
All-time low
21.0%
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 25.4 %2001: 24.3 %2002: 23.6 %2003: 24.1 %2004: 23.7 %2005: 23 %2006: 22.5 %2007: 22.4 %2008: 22.8 %2009: 22.8 %2010: 22.4 %2011: 22.2 %2012: 21.5 %2013: 21 %2014: 21.4 %2015: 22.9 %2016: 23.3 %2017: 23.4 %2018: 23.8 %2019: 23.5 %2020: 21.1 %2021: 23.6 %

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia stood at 23.6%.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia peaked at 25.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2013.

Malaysia ranks 67th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Malaysia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 25.4%
2001 24.3% -4.3%
2002 23.6% -2.9%
2003 24.1% +2.1%
2004 23.7% -1.7%
2005 23.0% -3.0%
2006 22.5% -2.2%
2007 22.4% -0.4%
2008 22.8% +1.8%
2009 22.8% +0.0%
2010 22.4% -1.8%
2011 22.2% -0.9%
2012 21.5% -3.2%
2013 21.0% -2.3%
2014 21.4% +1.9%
2015 22.9% +7.0%
2016 23.3% +1.7%
2017 23.4% +0.4%
2018 23.8% +1.7%
2019 23.5% -1.3%
2020 21.1% -10.2%
2021 23.6% +11.8%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 23.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 23.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.6%, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.5% 22.4% 25.4% 10
2010s 22.5% 21.0% 23.8% 10
2020s 22.4% 21.1% 23.6% 2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 64 India 24.1% compare
  2. 65 Chad 23.9% compare
  3. 65 Côte d'Ivoire 23.9% compare
  4. 67 Trinidad and Tobago 23.6% compare
  5. 69 Bahamas 23.2% compare
  6. 70 Cape Verde 23.1% compare
  7. 70 Poland 23.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia was 23.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2013.
How does Malaysia rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Malaysia ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).