Total disease burden who in Malaysia

Malaysia: Total disease burden who was 9.77 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9.77 million
Change on year
up 25.6%
World rank
55th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.77 million
in 2021
All-time low
5.32 million
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Total disease burden who in Malaysia, 2000–2021

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2000201020212000: 5.3M2001: 5.3M2002: 5.4M2003: 5.6M2004: 5.7M2005: 5.8M2006: 5.9M2007: 6.0M2008: 6.3M2009: 6.5M2010: 6.7M2011: 6.8M2012: 6.9M2013: 7.1M2014: 7.3M2015: 7.7M2016: 7.9M2017: 8.1M2018: 8.2M2019: 8.4M2020: 7.8M2021: 9.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, total disease burden who in Malaysia stood at 9.77 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total disease burden who in Malaysia peaked at 9.77 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.32 million, in 2000.

That places Malaysia 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Total disease burden who in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Total disease burden who in Malaysia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5.32 million —
2001 5.32 million +0.0%
2002 5.38 million +1.1%
2003 5.57 million +3.5%
2004 5.67 million +1.9%
2005 5.77 million +1.7%
2006 5.88 million +2.0%
2007 6.03 million +2.4%
2008 6.28 million +4.3%
2009 6.54 million +4.1%
2010 6.72 million +2.8%
2011 6.85 million +1.9%
2012 6.92 million +1.1%
2013 7.08 million +2.2%
2014 7.31 million +3.3%
2015 7.68 million +5.1%
2016 7.86 million +2.3%
2017 8.07 million +2.7%
2018 8.24 million +2.1%
2019 8.39 million +1.8%
2020 7.78 million -7.3%
2021 9.77 million +25.6%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 9.77 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 million, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 9.77 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.29 million, 7.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total disease burden who in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +25.6% 7.78 million 9.77 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.78 million 5.32 million 6.54 million 10
2010s 7.51 million 6.72 million 8.39 million 10
2020s 8.77 million 7.78 million 9.77 million 2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 52 Peru 10.97 million compare
  2. 53 Canada 10.89 million compare
  3. 54 Nepal 9.87 million compare
  4. 56 Venezuela 9.71 million compare
  5. 57 Zambia 9.35 million compare
  6. 58 North Korea 9.31 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total disease burden who in Malaysia?
Total disease burden who in Malaysia was 9.77 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total disease burden who recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 9.77 million in 2021.
What is the lowest total disease burden who recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.32 million in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for total disease burden who?
Malaysia ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is total disease burden who rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total disease burden who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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