Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 16.25 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.25
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
109th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.24
in 2013
All-time low
15.67
in 2004
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malaysia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malaysia stood at 16.25.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malaysia peaked at 18.24 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.67, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 109th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.45 | — |
| 2001 | 16.46 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.07 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.71 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.67 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.99 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.51 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.86 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.24 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 17.48 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 17.81 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.06 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.24 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.12 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.58 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.09 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.72 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.48 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.25 | -1.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 16.25 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 16.25 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.51, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.33 | 15.67 | 17.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.38 | 16.25 | 18.24 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malaysia?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malaysia was 16.25 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.24 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.67 in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Malaysia ranks 109th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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