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 19.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
19.9%
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
85th
of 185 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2000
All-time low
17.4%
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

051015202000201020212000: 22.3 %2001: 21.3 %2002: 20.9 %2003: 21.1 %2004: 20.6 %2005: 20 %2006: 19.6 %2007: 19.3 %2008: 19.5 %2009: 19.4 %2010: 19.2 %2011: 19 %2012: 18.3 %2013: 17.9 %2014: 18.1 %2015: 19.4 %2016: 19.6 %2017: 19.8 %2018: 19.9 %2019: 19.7 %2020: 17.4 %2021: 19.9 %

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 19.9% for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in 2021.

That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malaysia peaked at 22.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2020.

That places Malaysia 85th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 (%) in Malaysia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 22.3%
2001 21.3% -4.5%
2002 20.9% -1.9%
2003 21.1% +1.0%
2004 20.6% -2.4%
2005 20.0% -2.9%
2006 19.6% -2.0%
2007 19.3% -1.5%
2008 19.5% +1.0%
2009 19.4% -0.5%
2010 19.2% -1.0%
2011 19.0% -1.0%
2012 18.3% -3.7%
2013 17.9% -2.2%
2014 18.1% +1.1%
2015 19.4% +7.2%
2016 19.6% +1.0%
2017 19.8% +1.0%
2018 19.9% +0.5%
2019 19.7% -1.0%
2020 17.4% -11.7%
2021 19.9% +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.4% 19.3% 22.3% 10
2010s 19.1% 17.9% 19.9% 10
2020s 18.6% 17.4% 19.9% 2

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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 19.9% 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 22.3% 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 17.4% in 2020.
How does Malaysia rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Malaysia ranks 85th 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 4.7%. 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 (%). 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 (%)
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).