Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years was 505 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
505
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
68th
of 198 countries
All-time high
968
in 1990
All-time low
505
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malaysia, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 505 for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malaysia peaked at 968 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 505, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 68th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 968 | — |
| 1991 | 947 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 929 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 916 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 908 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 902 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 897 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 889 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 876 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 860 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 843 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 850 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 859 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 869 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 876 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 878 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 872 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 860 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 845 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 830 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 817 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 810 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 808 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 807 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 804 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 795 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 777 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 745 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 697 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 634 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 567 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 505 | -10.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 505 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 221, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 505 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 116.5, 4.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 909.2 | 860 | 968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 858.2 | 830 | 878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 769.4 | 634 | 817 | 10 |
| 2020s | 536 | 505 | 567 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 65 Argentina 602 compare
- 66 Cambodia 539 compare
- 67 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 532 compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 480 compare
- 70 Congo 479 compare
- 71 Kazakhstan 471 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 number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malaysia?
- Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malaysia was 505 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 968 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 505 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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