Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health was 50 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 142 countries
All-time high
50
in 2014
All-time low
40
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health in Malaysia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health in Malaysia is 50, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health in Malaysia peaked at 50 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2008.
That places Malaysia 73rd out of 142 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40 | — |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 50 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 50 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 2010s | 46 | 40 | 50 | 5 |
| 2020s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 72 Cambodia 55 compare
- 73 United Arab Emirates 50 compare
- 73 El Salvador 50 compare
- 73 Seychelles 50 compare
- 73 Oman 50 compare
- 73 Nicaragua 50 compare
- 73 Belarus 50 compare
- 73 Honduras 50 compare
- 73 Peru 50 compare
- 73 Ghana 50 compare
- 73 Egypt 50 compare
- 73 Djibouti 50 compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 50 compare
- 73 Yemen 50 compare
- 73 Kuwait 50 compare
- 73 Namibia 50 compare
- 73 Bahrain 50 compare
- 73 Costa Rica 50 compare
- 73 Armenia 50 compare
- 73 Cook Islands 50 compare
- 73 South Korea 50 compare
- 73 Eswatini 50 compare
- 73 Bangladesh 50 compare
- 73 Qatar 50 compare
- 73 Japan 50 compare
- 73 Philippines 50 compare
- 73 Panama 50 compare
- 73 Russia 50 compare
- 73 Vietnam 50 compare
- 73 Democratic Republic of Congo 50 compare
- 73 Chile 50 compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 50 compare
- 73 Iran 50 compare
- 73 Tonga 50 compare
- 73 Madagascar 50 compare
- 73 Libya 50 compare
- 73 Argentina 50 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 percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health in Malaysia?
- Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health in Malaysia was 50 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health?
- Malaysia ranks 73rd out of 142 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health warnings - front of cigarette packaging. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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