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National Registration Department (JPN) / Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)registered deathsIN BRIEF
POPULATION · DEATHS · JPN + DOSM
How have registered deaths changed in Malaysia?
Registered deaths rose from 155,786 in 2015 to 198,992 in 2024, with a pronounced peak in 2021.
SHOW ME THE DATA2015 → 2024 · registered deaths
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA TIMELINE2015 — 2024
SourceNational Registration Department (JPN) / Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
2015155.8Kregistered deaths
155.8K
National Registration Department (JPN) / Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)registered deathsSourceNational Registration Department (JPN) / Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗16 Oct 2025 · data through 2024HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Registered deaths fell after the 2021 peak but remained above the pre-2020 level in 2024.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita reproduces the official annual registered-deaths series from JPN/DOSM. The data is based on death registration records using JPN.LM02. DOSM applies an adjustment to Sabah deaths to account for under-registration identified in a dedicated study.
- The series shown covers 2015 to 2024.
- Deaths peaked at 224,931 in 2021 in this ten-year window.
- The crude death rate declined from 6.9 per 1,000 population in 2021 to 5.8 in 2024.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceAnnual Deaths by State
- 2TransformationPulseKita reproduces the official annual registered-deaths series from JPN/DOSM. The data is based on death registration records using JPN.LM02. DOSM applies an adjustment to Sabah deaths to account for under-registration identified in a dedicated study.
- 3Published visualTimeline
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2015 → 2024
UNITregistered deaths
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATED16 Oct 2025 · data through 2024