Death rate, crude in Malaysia
Malaysia: Death rate, crude was 5.27 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in Malaysia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.27 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Malaysia peaked at 11.33 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.17 per 1,000 people, in 2006.
That places Malaysia 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 per 1,000 people | 7.46 per 1,000 people | 11.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 5.66 per 1,000 people | 7.26 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.04 per 1,000 people | 4.69 per 1,000 people | 5.51 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 4.45 per 1,000 people | 4.66 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 per 1,000 people | 4.17 per 1,000 people | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 per 1,000 people | 4.33 per 1,000 people | 4.98 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 per 1,000 people | 5.03 per 1,000 people | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.50 million (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)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 294,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 275,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 278,435 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Malaysia?
- Death rate, crude in Malaysia was 5.27 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 per 1,000 people in 2006.
- How does Malaysia rank for death rate, crude?
- Malaysia ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.