Health in Malaysia 1,083 indicators covering health for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 143.89 2021 down 6.5% 45th Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 73,871 2021 up 40.9% 38th Total disease burden who 9.77 million 2021 up 42.6% 55th Burden of disease who 29,095 2021 up 24.0% 143rd Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 76.63 2021 down 1.1% 124th Respiratory infections death rate age group 16.14 2020 down 51.8% 59th Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 45.93 2020 up 37.1% 26th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 16.7% 2023 down 4.0% 72nd Male female ratio suicides rates 3.8 2021 up 16.6% 74th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 21,727 2021 up 5.1% 32nd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 4,585 2021 up 1.9% 32nd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 3,516 2021 up 21.7% 37th Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 99.0% 2024 up 45.6% 5th Share of women who are smoking 0.7 2022 down 65.0% 156th Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 34 2022 down 19.0% 62nd Share of men who are smoking 34 2022 down 19.0% 62nd Adults smoking 2007 2018 17.4 2022 down 20.9% 94th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 153 2024 up 155.0% 56th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 5.8% 2023 down 25.6% 54th Share healthy diet unaffordable 1.6 2024 down 61.9% 136th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 per 1,000 people 2024 down 100.0% 72nd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 13,085 2021 up 10.3% 31st Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 11.1 2014 up 14.4% 51st Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.58 2014 up 0.9% 65th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 9.8 2014 up 22.5% 54th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 122,700 2024 down 30.6% 76th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 122,700 2024 down 30.6% 87th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 24 2015 down 33.3% 65th Births attended by skilled health personnel 99.8% 2022 up 0.8% 30th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 16.25 2019 down 5.8% 109th Number of new leprosy cases 269 2024 down 12.7% 30th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 1.67 million constant US$ 2024 up 159.5% 93rd Pharmacists 6.43 2024 up 60.3% 59th Health worker density, by type of occupation 4.87 per 10,000 people 2024 up 153.6% 60th Low birth weight prevalence 13.8% 2020 up 7.8% 41st Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 95.0% 2025 down 4.0% 77th Low birth weight number 70.6 2020 up 13.0% 33rd Number of new hivaids infections who 2,700 2024 down 46.0% 51st Reported rabies deaths 8 2024 — 26th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 4.68 million 2030 down 3.5% 29th Incidence of malaria 0 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 100.0% 79th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 131 2025 down 55.7% 71st Concentrations of fine particulate matter 19.63 2023 down 25.1% 84th Death rate road traffic injuries 22.5 2019 down 10.4% 57th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 14,677 2023 up 7.6% 31st Cholera case fatality rate 2.47 2019 up 366.0% 18th Medical doctors not further defined 79,443 2022 up 105.2% 16th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 76.66 2023 up 1.6% 97th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 15.6% 2030 down 17.9% 66th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 14.9% 2030 down 16.3% 67th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 808 2021 down 50.4% 44th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 644.26 2019 up 32.1% 61st Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 24.6% 2019 up 23.6% 105th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 28,346 2019 up 51.2% 46th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% 101st Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 118 2019 down 0.8% 74th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 430 2024 down 32.8% 59th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 22.5 per 100,000 population 2019 down 10.4% 57th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 8 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 14.0% 80th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 36.2 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 9.3% 49th ← Previous Page 15 of 19 Next →