Annual Deaths by State, Sex, & Ethnicity
Data as of 2023Annual number of deaths, with breakdowns by sex, ethnic group and state.
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How is this data produced?
The data on deaths in Malaysia is tabulated based on information reported during the deaths registration process, specifically in the in Register of Death Form (JPN.LM02). The 'state' reported in this dataset is based on the place of usual residence of the deceased, not the geographical location in which the deceased passed away. For example, a person who passes away at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur but resided in Selangor will be recorded as a death for Selangor. For a deeper understanding of the methodology and associated definition, please refer to the Technical Notes.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
This data is derived based on deaths registered with JPN. Therefore, if a death is not registered with JPN (for instance, if the death of a foreigner is registered in their home country, or the death of resident in a remote area is not registered), it will generally not count in this dataset. However, adjustment has been made to the number of deaths in Sabah to account for the under-reporting of deaths detected based on the 'Study of Under Reporting of Deaths in Sabah', which was conducted by DOSM and approved by the Steering Committee on Implementation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in 2016.
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Dataset description
Annual number of deaths, with breakdowns by sex, ethnic group and state.
Variable definitions
- State
- Date
- Sex
- Ethnicity
- Deaths
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
state (Categorical) | State | One of 16 states |
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 since the data is at annual frequency |
sex (Categorical) | Sex | Either both sexes ('both'), male ('male') or female ('female') |
ethnicity (Categorical) | Ethnicity | All ethnic groups ('overall'), Malay ('bumi_malay'), other Bumiputera ('bumi_other'), Chinese ('chinese'), Indian ('indian'), other citizens ('other_citizen'), or non-citizen residents ('other_noncitizen') |
abs (Integer) | Deaths | Number of deaths in that year |
Last updated:
17 Oct 2024, 12:00
Next update:
01 Nov 2025, 12:00
Data source(s)
- National Registration Department
- Department of Statistics Malaysia
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License
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.dosm.gov.my/demography/death_sex_ethnic_state.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=deaths_sex_ethnic_state&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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