MALAYSIA

2016 TOTAL POPULATION: 31 187 000

2016 TOTAL DEATHS: 154 000

RISK OF PREMATURE DEATH DUE TO NCDS (%)* PROPORTIONAL MORTALITY*

50
35% 16%
Cardiovascular Other NCDs
Probability (%) of

diseases
premature death

40

30 16% 17%
Cancers Communicable,
20 maternal, perinatal NCDs are
4% and nutritional estimated to
10 conditions account for 74%
Chronic
of all deaths.
respiratory
0
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
diseases 9%
Injuries
Past trends Projected linear trends Global targets 3%
Males Diabetes
Females

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NATIONAL TARGET SET DATA YEAR MALES FEMALES TOTAL

MORTALITY*
Premature mortality Total NCD deaths 2016 62 000 51 500 113 400
✓
from NCDs Risk of premature death between 30-70 years (%) 2016 20 14 17

Suicide mortality - Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population) 2016 - - 6

RISK FACTORS
Total alcohol per capita consumption, adults aged 15+
Harmful use of alcohol ✓ 2016 2 0 1
(litres of pure alcohol)

Physical inactivity ✓ Physical inactivity, adults aged 18+ (%) 2016 34 42 38

Salt/Sodium intake ✓ Mean population salt intake, adults aged 20+ (g/day) 2010 9 9 9

Tobacco use ✓ Current tobacco smoking, adults aged 15+ (%) 2016 43 1 22

Raised blood pressure ✓ Raised blood pressure, adults aged 18+ (%) 2015 23 18 21

Diabetes ✓ Raised blood glucose, adults aged 18+ (%) 2014 10 10 10

Obesity, adults aged 18+ (%) 2016 13 18 15

Obesity ✓
Obesity, adolescents aged 10-19 (%) 2016 14 9 11

Exceedance of WHO guidelines level for annual PM2.5

Ambient air pollution - 2016 - - 2
concentration (proportion)

Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and

Household air pollution - 2016 - - <5
technologies (%)

SELECTED ADULT RISK FACTOR TRENDS

CURRENT TOBACCO SMOKING OBESITY RAISED BLOOD PRESSURE

60 60 60
% of the population

% of the population

% of the population

50 50 50

40 40 40

30 30 30

20 20 20

10 10 10

0 0 0
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

Past trends Projected linear trends Global targets

Males
Females

NATIONAL SYSTEMS RESPONSE

Proportion of population at high risk for CVD or with
- ...
existing CVD (%)
Proportion of high risk persons receiving any drug therapy
Drug therapy to prevent - ...
and counselling to prevent heart attacks and strokes (%)
heart attacks and X
strokes Proportion of primary health care centres reported as
2017 More than 50%
offering CVD risk stratification
Reported having CVD guidelines that are utilized in at
2017 Yes
least 50% of health facilities
Number of essential NCD medicines reported as
Essential NCD medicines 2017 10 out of 10
“generally available”
and basic technologies X
to treat major NCDs Number of essential NCD technologies reported as
2017 6 out of 6
“generally available”

... = no data available World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles, 2018.
* 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)