Malaysia
Depression in Malaysia
Depression in Malaysia: 3.22% in 1990 and 3.52% in 2017, by IHME estimates.
- Latest, 2017
- 3.52%
- Since 1990
- +0.3 percentage points
- Rank, 2017
- 87 of 195
- counting from the highest
- World, 2017
- 3.44%
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- The highest was 3.52% in 2017, the lowest 3.21% in 1999.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.49 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.46 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.44 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.42 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.39 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.39 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.39 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.41 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.41 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.39 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.34 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.29 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.24 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.21 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.21 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.21 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.22 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.22 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.22 | 3.54 |
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Malaysia in numbers
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Military
- Military spending1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per person$138 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel136,000 people in 2020
- National power0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports20 million TIV in 2024