In 2022, heart disease was the leading cause of death in Malaysia, with more than 20,000 recorded cases. This was followed by pneumonia, with around 16,000 deaths resulted from this disease.
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Statistics Malaysia. (October 30, 2023). Leading causes of death in Malaysia in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343021/malaysia-most-common-causes-of-death/
Statistics Malaysia. "Leading causes of death in Malaysia in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343021/malaysia-most-common-causes-of-death/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Leading causes of death in Malaysia in 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343021/malaysia-most-common-causes-of-death/
Statistics Malaysia. "Leading Causes of Death in Malaysia in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343021/malaysia-most-common-causes-of-death/
Statistics Malaysia, Leading causes of death in Malaysia in 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343021/malaysia-most-common-causes-of-death/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Leading causes of death in Malaysia in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343021/malaysia-most-common-causes-of-death/