Mortality from ncds gender in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mortality from ncds gender 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
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from ncds gender 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 ncds gender in Malaysia peaked at 25.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21, 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 ncds gender in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -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 | -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 27.65, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.46 | 22.4 | 25.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.54 | 21 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.35 | 21.1 | 23.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 64 India 24.1 compare
- 65 Chad 23.9 compare
- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 23.9 compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 23.6 compare
- 69 Bahamas 23.2 compare
- 70 Cape Verde 23.1 compare
- 70 Poland 23.1 compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Malaysia?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Malaysia was 23.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2013.
- How does Malaysia rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Malaysia ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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