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Malaysia

Population

Population: 20.0m
0-14 years: 36% 14-65 years: 60% 65 + years: 4%
Rural population (%): 47 Urban population (%): 53
Growth rate: 2.1% Population density: 60

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 60

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 9.5%
GDP

(in billion $)

193.6 (1995) GDP per capita: $9,800

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

26.2 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

5.5
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 24 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

69.8

(66.8/72.9)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

3.3 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 1.3
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water: 78
  -sanitation: 94

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

16.5 (21.9) Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

5.3
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

884 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

 
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

20 (49) School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

39 (36) Unemployment rate: 2.8%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 27
  -Industry: 23
  -Services: 50

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: -13
People in poverty in % (urban/rural): 8/23 GDI ranking: 45

(out of 146)

 

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