Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 1,803 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malaysia stood at 1,803.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malaysia peaked at 2,030 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,384, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 58th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,664 | — |
| 1991 | 1,624 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,635 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,705 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,807 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1,900 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1,953 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,939 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,868 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,809 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,824 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,897 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,970 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2,002 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,982 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,917 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1,847 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1,829 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,880 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,957 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2,009 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,021 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,006 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,981 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,976 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,010 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,030 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,940 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,735 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 1,535 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 1,413 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1,384 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,459 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1,624 | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 1,803 | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,790 | 1,624 | 1,953 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,910 | 1,824 | 2,002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,924 | 1,535 | 2,030 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,537 | 1,384 | 1,803 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malaysia?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malaysia was 1,803 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,030 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,384 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years