Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 2,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malaysia is 2,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malaysia peaked at 3,800 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 37th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,400 | — |
| 2001 | 3,600 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 3,500 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3,400 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3,200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3,300 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3,700 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,800 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3,700 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,400 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 2,900 | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 2,400 | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,200 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2,300 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,200 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 2,000 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,340 | 3,200 | 3,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,140 | 2,300 | 3,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,183 | 2,000 | 2,300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 36 Papua New Guinea 2,400 compare
- 38 Mali 1,900 compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 1,800 compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 1,800 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malaysia?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malaysia was 2,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,800 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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