Health in Malaysia 1,076 indicators covering health for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 56.6% 2024 up 19.0% 107th Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 23.3% 2024 up 36.0% 89th Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 32.7% 2024 up 29.3% 61st Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 18.5% 2024 up 39.4% 34th Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 56.3% 2024 up 16.9% 96th Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 5.6% 2024 down 19.2% 67th Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 23.6% 2024 up 37.0% 100th Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 8.2% 2024 down 0.4% 27th Number of under-five deaths 3,638 2024 down 11.3% 77th Number of infant deaths 3,053 2024 down 8.8% 74th Number of neonatal deaths 1,877 2024 down 11.7% 78th Neonatal mortality rate 4.27 2024 up 3.1% 137th Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 6.98 2024 up 6.1% 137th Under-five mortality rate 8.31 2024 up 2.7% 135th Domestic general government health expenditure 7.9% 2023 up 16.5% 127th External health expenditure 0.0% 2023 up 1.1% 148th External health expenditure per capita 0.0063 current US$ 2023 up 85.4% 148th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 0.0201 current international $ 2023 up 125.5% 147th Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 — 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 — 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 — 34th Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 — 34th Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 — 34th Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 80 2023 up 1.3% 51st Healthcare access quality un 80 2023 up 1.3% 51st Universal health coverage index 80 2023 up 1.3% 51st Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 31.3% 2023 down 4.9% 62nd Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 31.4% 2023 down 4.8% 61st Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 28.8% 2023 down 9.1% 89th Stillbirth rate 4.8 per 1,000 total births 2023 up 11.6% 133rd Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 38,000 2024 down 20.8% 40th Life expectancy men women 79.37 2023 up 1.6% 105th Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 76.66 2023 up 1.6% 97th Poverty vs life expectancy 76.66 2023 up 1.6% 97th Life expectancy vs health expenditure 76.66 2023 up 1.6% 97th Birth rate vs death rate 12.41 2023 down 25.9% 124th Child mortality around the world 0.7785 2023 down 4.3% 153rd Food supply vs life expectancy 76.66 2023 up 1.6% 97th Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 79.37 2023 up 1.6% 105th Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 76.66 2023 up 1.6% 97th Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 74.27 2023 up 1.6% 89th Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 0.7785 2023 down 4.3% 153rd Annual number of deaths by world region 181,173 2023 up 30.3% 60th Births and deaths projected to 2100 181,173 2023 up 30.3% 60th Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 76.66 2023 up 1.6% 97th The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 433,587 2023 down 14.1% 59th Difference in male and female life expectancy 4.98 2023 up 2.0% 104th Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.07 2023 up 0.0% 120th Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 5.1 2023 up 1.7% 106th Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 3.96 2023 up 6.2% 119th Womens life expectancy at birth 79.37 2023 up 1.6% 105th Number of deaths per year 181,173 2023 up 30.3% 60th Crude death rate 5.16 2023 up 12.0% 198th Measles number unvaccinated 17,200 2023 down 31.6% 83rd Polio number unvaccinated 21,500 2023 up 42.4% 79th Infant mortality rates 0.639 2023 down 4.2% 153rd Number of child deaths unwpp 3,421 2023 down 16.7% 82nd Number of infant deaths unwpp 2,784 2023 down 17.4% 78th Number of deaths 181,173 2023 up 30.3% 60th Deaths by age group 647 2023 up 41.3% 42nd ← Previous Page 6 of 18 Next →