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Malaysia has a population of 31.5 million people. It has a universal health care system which is paid through general taxation of income. The private healthcare has more doctors and treats less patients than the public system.
Population: 31.62 million
Life expectancy: 75.3
Spend on healthcare % of GDP : 4.0%
Fertility rate: 2.04%

Age groups

  • 0-14: 27.83%
  • 15-24: 16.81%
  • 25-54: 40.99%
  • 55-64: 8.27%
  • 65 years and over: 6.10%

Hospitals

  • 153 – Public
  • 216 – Private

Health spending averages per person USD

  • $400

Total spend on healthcare local currency

  • 26,422 Trillion MYR

No. of healthcare workers

  • 160,000