Malaysia

Total population: 29 240 000 Percentage of population living in urban areas: 72.8%
Income Group: Upper middle Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 41.0%
Age-standardized death rates* Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)*

450 Injuries
males 11%

400 females
age-standardized death rate per 100,000

Communicable,
350 maternal, perinatal
and nutritional Cardiovascular
conditions diseases
300 16% 36%

250

200

150

100 Other NCDs

12%

50 Diabetes
3%

0 Chronic respiratory Cancers

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 diseases 15%
7%
Cardiovascular Diseases Cancers
Total deaths: 146,000
Chronic Respiratory Diseases Diabetes
NCDs are estimated to account for 73% of total deaths.

Premature mortality due to NCDs*

The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 20% .

Number of deaths, under 70 years Number of deaths, under 70 years

Males Females
35 35
Number of deaths (thousands)

Number of deaths (thousands)

30 30

25 25

20 20

15 15

10 10

5 5

0 0
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Cancers Diabetes Cardiovascular Diseases Chronic Respiratory Diseases Other NCDs

Adult risk factors

males females total
Current tobacco smoking (2011) 43% 1% 23%
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010) 2.5 0.2 1.3
Raised blood pressure (2008) 26.2% 22.1% 24.2%
Obesity (2008) 10.4% 17.6% 14.0%

National systems response to NCDs

Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent Yes

Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors No

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol No

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity Yes

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use Yes

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets Yes

Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach Yes

Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets Yes

Has a national, population-based cancer registry No

* The mortality estimates for this country have a high degree of uncertainty because they are not based
on any national NCD mortality data (see Explanatory Notes).

World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.