Share of deaths from homicide in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of deaths from homicide in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in Malaysia is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Malaysia peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 102nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of deaths from homicide in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +56.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Malaysia?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Malaysia was 0.0% in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Malaysia ranks 102nd out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.