Deaths in Malaysia
Deaths in Malaysia was 181,166 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 60th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Malaysia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 181,166 Estimated |
| 2022 | 192,464 Estimated |
| 2021 | 212,599 Estimated |
| 2020 | 170,585 Estimated |
| 2019 | 166,531 Estimated |
| 2018 | 162,771 Estimated |
| 2017 | 159,556 Estimated |
| 2016 | 156,253 Estimated |
| 2015 | 151,910 Estimated |
| 2014 | 145,788 Estimated |
| 2013 | 139,004 Estimated |
| 2012 | 132,819 Estimated |
| 2011 | 128,340 Estimated |
| 2010 | 124,183 Estimated |
| 2009 | 120,129 Estimated |
| 2008 | 116,137 Estimated |
| 2007 | 112,728 Estimated |
| 2006 | 110,028 Estimated |
| 2005 | 108,176 Estimated |
| 2004 | 106,716 Estimated |
| 2003 | 105,065 Estimated |
| 2002 | 103,121 Estimated |
| 2001 | 102,543 Estimated |
| 2000 | 101,767 Estimated |
| 1999 | 100,836 Estimated |
| 1998 | 97,732 Estimated |
| 1997 | 95,178 Estimated |
| 1996 | 93,383 Estimated |
| 1995 | 91,338 Estimated |
| 1994 | 89,162 Estimated |
| 1993 | 87,103 Estimated |
| 1992 | 85,735 Estimated |
| 1991 | 84,377 Estimated |
| 1990 | 83,043 Estimated |
| 1989 | 81,249 Estimated |
| 1988 | 79,883 Estimated |
| 1987 | 78,224 Estimated |
| 1986 | 76,807 Estimated |
| 1985 | 75,597 Estimated |
| 1984 | 74,576 Estimated |
| 1983 | 73,660 Estimated |
| 1982 | 72,656 Estimated |
| 1981 | 72,147 Estimated |
| 1980 | 71,569 Estimated |
| 1979 | 71,527 Estimated |
| 1978 | 71,432 Estimated |
| 1977 | 71,442 Estimated |
| 1976 | 71,675 Estimated |
| 1975 | 72,133 Estimated |
| 1974 | 72,460 Estimated |
| 1973 | 72,723 Estimated |
| 1972 | 73,014 Estimated |
| 1971 | 73,336 Estimated |
| 1970 | 73,857 Estimated |
| 1969 | 74,195 Estimated |
| 1968 | 74,618 Estimated |
| 1967 | 75,089 Estimated |
| 1966 | 75,573 Estimated |
| 1965 | 76,933 Estimated |
| 1964 | 79,073 Estimated |
| 1963 | 81,621 Estimated |
| 1962 | 84,299 Estimated |
| 1961 | 87,167 Estimated |
| 1960 | 90,108 Estimated |
| 1959 | 93,130 Estimated |
| 1958 | 96,390 Estimated |
| 1957 | 99,516 Estimated |
| 1956 | 102,351 Estimated |
| 1955 | 105,306 Estimated |
| 1954 | 108,550 Estimated |
| 1953 | 112,034 Estimated |
| 1952 | 116,280 Estimated |
| 1951 | 120,678 Estimated |
| 1950 | 124,013 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/malaysia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/malaysia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/malaysia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_malaysia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/malaysia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in Malaysia?
Deaths in Malaysia was 181,166 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 60th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest deaths in Malaysia?
212,599 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.