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Health · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income

Malaysia: health in numbers

Life expectancy is 76.8 yrs (2024), 86th of 217 in the world and 13th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 79.5 yrs (2024), 92nd of 217 in the world and 14th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 74.4 yrs (2024), 83rd of 217 in the world and 12th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.

Life expectancy76.8 yrs2024 · world 86/217 · region 13/37Life expectancy, women79.5 yrs2024 · world 92/217 · region 14/37Life expectancy, men74.4 yrs2024 · world 83/217 · region 12/37Infant mortality7.02024 · world 138/196 · region 24/30
Life expectancy
MalaysiaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
65707580199520002005201020152020Malaysia76.8 yrsEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
MalaysiaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
65707580199520002005201020152020Malaysia79.5 yrsEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators

Health: Malaysia in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years76.8 yrs202486/21713/3772.7 yrs75.4 yrs76.1 yrs+2.0%since 201476.7 yrs76.0 yrs73.5 yrs
Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years79.5 yrs202492/21714/3775.6 yrs78.1 yrs78.8 yrs+1.9%since 201479.7 yrs78.9 yrs76.0 yrs
Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years74.4 yrs202483/21712/3770.2 yrs73.0 yrs73.7 yrs+2.0%since 201473.9 yrs73.3 yrs71.1 yrs
Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births7.02024138/19624/307.56.56.8+6.1%since 201410.710.927.7
Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births8.32024136/19623/309.98.18.2+2.5%since 201413.213.137.4
Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births4.32024139/19623/304.94.34.3+4.9%since 20146.76.817.2
Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births262023118/19424/30372929−10%since 20136657197
Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months96%202452/1939/3096%95%95%+4.0 ppsince 201490%90%84%
HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–490.3%202488/15310/180.4%0.4%0.3%−0.1 ppsince 2014——0.7%
TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people96202466/20818/3615210099−13%since 201414492131
Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP4.0%2023156/19324/292.5%3.2%4.1%+0.4 ppsince 20136.8%6.0%10.1%
Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure37.1%202366/1937/2940.7%34.1%34.2%+3.4 ppsince 201326.0%31.2%17.3%
PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people2.34202377/1808/250.681.152.18+51%since 20132.402.411.86
Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people2.02023105/18217/272.01.91.9+2.6%since 20134.74.53.3
Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population97.9%202496/20620/3796.1%97.1%97.7%+0.6 ppsince 201495.3%95.9%91.5%
Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population96.0%202489/20315/3793.1%94.7%96.0%+0.7 ppsince 201494.8%94.2%82.2%
Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults16.9%202495/16624/2927.6%22.0%18.0%−5.1 ppsince 201023.1%21.5%20.3%
Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people22.5201957/1865/2626.825.122.52019−10%since 200916.517.216.7
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Malaysia and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Malaysia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMalaysiaIndonesiaPhilippinesThailandSingaporeBrunei
Life expectancy76.8 yrs202471.3 yrs202469.9 yrs202476.6 yrs202483.3 yrs202475.5 yrs2024
Life expectancy, women79.5 yrs202473.4 yrs202473.0 yrs202481.0 yrs202485.6 yrs202477.7 yrs2024
Life expectancy, men74.4 yrs202469.2 yrs202467.0 yrs202472.3 yrs202481.2 yrs202473.5 yrs2024
Infant mortality7.0202415.2202421.720247.720242.220248.62024
Under-5 mortality8.3202417.7202426.520249.020242.720249.92024
Neonatal mortality4.320249.2202413.620245.120241.120245.72024
Maternal mortality262023140202384202334202362023362023
Measles vaccination96%202485%202480%202493%202497%202499%2024
HIV prevalence0.3%20240.4%20240.3%20241.0%20240.1%2024—
Indonesia: healthPhilippines: healthThailand: healthSingapore: healthBrunei: health
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