Table 1.
Comparison of proportionate distributions of deaths by age and sex between the study sample and vital registration data, Malaysia, 2013
| CATEGORY | Age group | MALES | FEMALES | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study sample | Vital registration | Study sample | Vital registration | Study sample | Vital registration | ||
| Hospital deaths | 0–14 | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.9% |
| 15–59 | 44.0% | 46.5% | 35.9% | 33.8% | 40.9% | 41.7% | |
| 60+ | 50.9% | 48.0% | 58.7% | 59.5% | 54.0% | 52.3% | |
| TOTAL DEATHS | 3078 | 46,205 | 1963 | 27,898 | 5041 | 74,103 | |
| Home deaths | 0–14 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| 15–59 | 24.3% | 26.0% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 19.6% | 21.1% | |
| 60+ | 74.4% | 72.5% | 84.1% | 83.2% | 79.1% | 77.6% | |
| TOTAL DEATHS | 1948 | 35,736 | 1776 | 32,363 | 3724 | 68,099 | |