Malaysia Heart Disease Statistics 2017

Ischemic heart diseases or heart diseases remains as a principal cause of death for the last ten years from 2005 to 2014.

Malaysia heart disease statistics 2017. Kuala lumpur oct 31 ischaemic heart diseases remained the principal cause of death last year comprising 16 per cent of deaths in malaysia up from 14 per cent in 2017. Heart disease statistics in 2015 reported that cardiovascular disease was responsible for 43 602 deaths in australia in 2013 including 19 765 deaths from coronary heart disease 4. Over 18 000 people in malaysia died last year from ischaemic heart disease. On average 50 persons in malaysia die of ischaemic heart.

In 2014 the number of deaths due to ischaemic heart diseases recorded the highest percentage in malaysia of 13 5 per cent followed by pneumonia 12 0 cerebrovascular diseases 7 1 septicaemia 6 1 and transport accidents 5 6. Mohd uzir said the main cause of death for men was heart disease with 9 496 deaths or 16 percent while for women it was pneumonia with 5 371 deaths 14 1 percent. Image by pexels from pixabay. Last year 172 031 total deaths from various causes were recorded an increase of 2 3 per cent compared to 168 168 in 2017 it said.

The national burden of disease study in early 2000s showed that coronary artery disease cad and cerebrovascular disease cva are the top two causes of death for both men and women. 603 7931 7900 fax no. Ischaemic heart diseases was the principal cause of death in 2016 male deaths due to transport accidents increased 0 4 percentage points in 2016 deaths due to ischaemic heart diseases recorded the highest percentage for males of 15 3 per cent followed by pneumonia 11 5 transport accidents 7 5 cerebrovascular diseases 6 4 and malignant neoplasm of trachea bronchus lung 2 4. National heart association of malaysia d 13a 06 menara suezcap 1 kl gateway no 2 jalan kerinchi gerbang kerinchi lestari 59200 kuala lumpur malaysia.

However mortality from heart disease has decreased significantly in. Heart disease has remained the leading cause of death among malaysians for 13 years from 2005 to 2017 says deputy health minister dr lee boon chye.