Malaysia Health Care System and Blindness Profile

Updated 2020-03-10 10:44:00

Malaysia is a country in South East Asia with the total land area of 330,252 square kilometers. Malaysia federation composes of 13 states and 3 federal territories. The country can be divided into 2 main regions: West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) and East Malaysia. West Malaysia comprises of 11 states. East Malaysia comprises of Sarawak and Sabah in Borneo island. East and West Malaysia are separated by some 650 km of the South China Sea. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur in West Malaysia. The total population in Malaysia is 26.6 million. Children less than 15 years of age accounts for 32.4% of the population, and the elderly age group (65 years or older) accounts for 4.3%. The country has annual population growth rate of 1.5%. Crude birth rate is 18.7 per 1,000 population, and crude death rate is 4.5 per 1,000 population. The life expectancy at birth are 71.8 years for males, and 76.3 years for females (2006 statistics).
Volume 22 No. 1 January-June 2009 0857-376X
Category: Original Articles
Download