Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis was 25,394 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 25,394 for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia peaked at 1.27 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,057, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 58th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.17 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 589,140 | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 652,692 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million | +94.0% |
| 2013 | 660,208 | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 176,748 | -73.2% |
| 2015 | 174,474 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 120,318 | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 30,642 | -74.5% |
| 2019 | 16,340 | -46.7% |
| 2020 | 19,110 | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 5,886 | -69.2% |
| 2022 | 3,057 | -48.1% |
| 2023 | 29,034 | +849.8% |
| 2024 | 25,394 | -12.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 25,394 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,495, 35% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 25,394 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 167,244, 15% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +849.8% | 3,057 | 29,034 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 1.02 million | 1.17 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 409,631 | 16,340 | 1.27 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 16,496 | 3,057 | 29,034 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 55 American Samoa 49,710 compare
- 56 Yemen 44,000 compare
- 57 French Polynesia 26,034 compare
- 59 Cook Islands 16,596 compare
- 60 Wallis and Futuna 15,181 compare
- 61 Brazil 13,902 compare
More population data for Malaysia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2686 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 41,032 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8625 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.278 (2100)
- Population density 134 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.91 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Malaysia was 25,394 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,057 in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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