Health in Malaysia

1,053 indicators covering health for Malaysia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 7.2 2024 up 44.0% 71st
People practicing open defecation 0.3% 2016 down 62.7% 93rd
Hospital beds per 1000 people 1.96 2023 up 2.6% 97th
Current health expenditure 4.0% 2023 up 12.7% 156th
Current health expenditure per capita 450.34 current US$ 2023 up 18.0% 100th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 37.1% 2023 up 10.2% 66th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 167.05 current US$ 2023 up 30.0% 81st
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 18 2025 up 12.5% 24th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 82 2023 up 7.9% 107th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 77 2024 up 8.5% 91st
Domestic general government health expenditure 50.0% 2023 down 7.2% 111th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 721.02 current international $ 2023 up 62.1% 87th
Domestic private health expenditure 50.0% 2023 up 8.4% 52nd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 225.03 current US$ 2023 up 27.9% 78th
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 1,441 2023 up 74.7% 80th
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 1,441 2023 up 74.7% 80th
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 534.6 2023 up 92.4% 69th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 721.02 2023 up 62.1% 87th
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 0.1253 2024 down 53.5% 89th
Incidence of hiv by age 0.1253 2024 down 53.5% 89th
People using safely managed sanitation services 85.8% 2024 up 6.4% 42nd
Immunization, Hib3 93.0% 2024 down 4.1% 78th
Number of infant deaths 3,053 2024 down 8.8% 74th
Number of under-five deaths 3,638 2024 down 11.3% 77th
Number of neonatal deaths 1,877 2024 down 11.7% 78th
Adolescent fertility rate 5.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 55.5% 176th
Sex ratio at birth 1.06 male births per female births 2024 down 0.4% 38th
Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Reported cases of measles 3,791 2024 up 1,615.4% 24th
Child mortality by income level of country 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Child mortality vs health expenditure 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Share of children vaccinated against measles 96 2024 up 4.3% 48th
Child mortality vs electoral democracy 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Infant mortality 0.6981 2024 up 6.1% 139th
Child deaths igme data 3,638 2024 down 11.3% 77th
Extreme poverty vs child mortality 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 136th
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Child mortality igme 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Neonatal mortality wdi 0.427 2024 up 3.1% 139th
Child mortality by sex 0.9019 2024 up 2.6% 137th
Child mortality line chart by sex 0.7553 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 93 2024 down 4.1% 76th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 1,877 2024 down 11.7% 78th
Child mortality 0.83 2024 up 2.5% 137th
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Infant mortality rate wdi 0.6327 2024 up 6.3% 140th
Infant mortality by sex 0.7593 2024 up 5.9% 137th
Neonatal infant and child deaths 1,877 2024 down 11.7% 78th
Child deaths life stage 585 2024 down 22.2% 78th
Number of infant deaths 3,053 2024 down 8.8% 74th
Child mortality rate vs mean male height cm 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Youth mortality rate 1.03 2024 down 3.7% 137th
Child mortality complete gapminder 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 138th
Child mortality gdp per capita 0.83 2024 up 2.5% 137th
Number of neonatal deaths igme 1,877 2024 down 11.7% 78th
Number of child deaths igme 3,638 2024 down 11.3% 77th
Child mortality rate marimekko 0.8309 2024 up 2.7% 137th
Vaccination coverage who unicef 96 2024 up 4.3% 48th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 5.5% 2024 down 24.4% 68th