(Fight against new coronary pneumonia) New crown caused more than 30,000 deaths in Malaysia last year as the leading cause of death
China News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, October 27 (Chen Yue Wei Yuan) According to a report released by the National Statistical Bureau of Malaysia on 27, 31,063 people died of new coronary pneumonia in the country in 2021, representing 19.8% of the total number of deaths (with medical certificates) in the whole year. Covid-19 became the leading cause of death in the country last year.
A total of 224,569 people died in Malaysia last year, of which more than 157,000 had medical certificates, the report said. The report notes that Covid-19 was the main reason for the 34.5% increase in deaths in Malaysia last year compared to 2020.
The report also pointed out that 57.3 percent of pregnant women who died last year were from new coronary pneumonia. Furthermore, 57% of the people who died from Covid-19 in Malaysia were male and 43% female. Covid-19 is the leading cause of death in all age groups in the country with the exception of the 0-14 age group.
In Malaysia, deaths from coronary artery disease or ischemic heart disease accounted for 13.7% of the number of deaths (with medical certificates) last year, in second place, and deaths from pneumonia accounted for 11.1%, at third place, more than 10%.
At 00:00 on October 27, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Malaysia exceeded 4.88 million and the number of deaths exceeded 36,000. (End)
