Country profile · MYS
Malaysia
Region · East Asia & Pacific Population · 35.1M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 0.7%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 21 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 1.55
- Expected years of schooling
- 12.5 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 37%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 35% / 1%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.41
- Urban population
- 76%
- Employment in agriculture
- 10%
- Internet use
- 98%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.31%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 0.7 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 22.5 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 32%
- Women married before age 18
- 10%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 5.98
Religion
- Islam64%
- Buddhism19%
- Christianity9%
- Hinduism6%
- Other religions2%
Major cities
- Kuala Lumpur
- Johor Bahru
- Penang
Common hazards
- Floods
Common migration destinations
- Singapore