Total NCD Deaths in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total NCD Deaths was 153,024 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
153,024
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
40th
of 184 countries
All-time high
153,024
in 2021
All-time low
71,885
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Total NCD Deaths in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 153,024 for total ncd deaths in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ncd deaths in Malaysia peaked at 153,024 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71,885, in 2001.
That places Malaysia 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81,981 | 71,885 | 98,367 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,994 | 102,419 | 140,099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,934 | 122,843 | 153,024 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 299,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 318,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 290,643 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total ncd deaths in Malaysia?
- Total ncd deaths in Malaysia was 153,024 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total ncd deaths recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 153,024 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total ncd deaths recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,885 in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for total ncd deaths?
- Malaysia ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total ncd deaths rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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 Total NCD Deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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