Fewer deaths in 2022 compared to 2021, says Statistics Department

PUTRAJAYA: There was an 8% drop in deaths in 2022, with 206,525 recorded compared to 224,569 in 2021, says the Statistics Department.

It said that on Monday (Oct 30), of the total in 2022, 126,268 (61.1%) were medically certified deaths, and 80,257 (38.9%) were non-medically certified deaths.