Obesity Statistics In Malaysia 2019

In comparison malaysia s overweight and obese rates stood at 29 4 percent and 15 1 percent respectively in 2011.

Obesity statistics in malaysia 2019. 514 med j malaysia vol 74 no 6 december 2019 in malaysia ncds were estimated to account for 74 of all deaths in 2016 2 the prevalence of obesity increased from 4 4 in 1996 to 12 3 in 2004 10 11 the national health and morbidity surveys nhmss carried out in 2006 2011 and 2015 showed further increase in the prevalence of overweight. Farhan not his real name was taken to a private hospital by his parents to seek treatment for an infection on his right leg. Deputy health minister datuk seri dr hilmi yahaya recently said. One of the consequences is that the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 18 years and above has increased from 11 6 to 17 5 over a period of 9 years from 2006 to 2015.

The figures are grim in malaysia too. Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity and overweight among asian countries with 64 of male and 65 of female population being either obese or overweight. The national health and morbidity survey nhms 2019 findings meanwhile showed that 50 1 percent of adults in malaysia were either overweight or obese 30 4 percent were overweight and 19 7 percent obese. Malaysia is ranked sixth in the asia pacific region for obesity and tops the list in south east asia for both obesity and diabetes.

In comparison malaysia s overweight and obese rates stood at 29 4 percent and 15 1 percent respectively in 2011. Ho mei kei public relation officer corporate and user services division department of statistics malaysia tel. The office of chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia 5 december 2016 contact person.