Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number) was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Malaysia, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2 for total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.3% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Malaysia peaked at 191 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 70th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55 | — |
| 2015 | 191 | +247.3% |
| 2016 | 61 | -68.1% |
| 2017 | 49 | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 33 | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 12 | -63.6% |
| 2020 | 37 | +208.3% |
| 2021 | 61 | +64.9% |
| 2022 | 28 | -54.1% |
| 2024 | 12 | -57.1% |
| 2025 | 2 | -83.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.5, 17% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.83 | 12 | 191 | 6 |
| 2020s | 28 | 2 | 61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Malaysia?
- Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Malaysia was 2 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 191 in 2015.
- What is the lowest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration?
- Malaysia ranks 70th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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