Top Diseases In Malaysia

According to statistics on causes of death that prepared based on death records from national registration department diabetes mellitus cardiovascular diseases stroke cancer respiratory diseases and chronic kidney disease are among the top chronic diseases that cause death in malaysia.

Top diseases in malaysia. According to the who world health organisation the top killer in malaysia in the year 2014 was coronary heart disease which constitutes 29 363 deaths that year. A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2017. Ischaemic heart diseases recorded the highest percentage of 16 0 per cent followed by pneumonia 11 8 transport accidents 6 5 cerebrovascular diseases 6 4 and malignant neoplasm of trachea bronchus lung 2 7. Top 10 causes of death.

In this study we aimed to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases globally providing a comprehensive and up to date analysis on geographical and time trends from 1990 to. The same disease was the top killer only 4 years earlier that took 22 701 deaths back in 2010. Dengue fever tuberculosis tb hand foot and mouth disease food poisoning viral hepatitis. Disease and injury country estimates.

Influenza or influenza like illness ili is defined as an acute respiratory infectionwith measured fever 38 c and cough with an onset within the last 10 days 1 in aninterview with dr gogillan sevaratnam an occupational health physician from theoccupational safety and health unit hospital kuala lumpur hkl he spoke onthe importance of vaccination in the prevention of influenza and how. Country data and statistics. Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases 1990 2017. Top 5 infectious diseases in malaysia are.

Country summary of statistics. In 2016 leptospirosis a water contact disease was classified as one of the top diseases in malaysia. Health statistics summarized for major health topics. World health assembly.

Coronary heart disease the top killer in malaysia.