National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 046 Table 4.5: Prevalence of Overall Raised Blood Pressure Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=10,463) (cont’d) Sociodemographic Characteristics Overall Raised Blood Pressure Male Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper Marital Status Single 342 814,816 13.5 11.55 15.76 227 619,904 16.8 13.76 20.26 Married 2,950 4,621,633 33.7 31.81 35.59 1,471 2,504,476 36.2 33.56 38.95 Widow(er)/Divorcee 764 946,416 62.5 57.83 67.04 125 190,629 60.0 49.06 69.99 Education Level No Formal Education 404 529,950 48.7 40.90 56.58 86 137,060 33.4 23.13 45.47 Primary Education 1,345 1,812,266 44.2 40.15 48.33 564 870,059 38.8 33.37 44.51 Secondary Education 1,752 3,036,298 29.4 27.65 31.12 843 1,621,265 29.6 27.17 32.16 Tertiary Education 540 974,917 17.4 15.08 19.94 321 666,942 24.5 20.62 28.92 Occupation Government Employee 308 460,708 29.4 25.35 33.89 188 311,106 36.8 31.06 42.86 Private Employee 702 1,544,023 18.8 16.84 20.96 493 1,162,677 22.1 19.30 25.16 Self Employed 715 1,136,018 30.7 27.48 34.20 452 753,238 29.2 25.01 33.80 Unpaid Worker/Homemaker 922 1,236,244 34.7 31.63 37.93 32 78,884 47.4 27.51 68.10 Retiree 351 532,236 66.9 60.44 72.79 256 392,291 67.6 59.73 74.60 Student 18 37,306 5.1* 2.69 9.34 12 25,456 8.0* 3.58 17.07 Not Workingb 1,038 1,433,673 53.2 49.48 56.91 388 588,697 50.2 44.80 55.63 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 595 837,205 48.8 43.82 53.85 218 324,945 47.5 40.59 54.58 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 882 1,247,594 30.5 27.48 33.77 385 626,545 28.5 24.57 32.83 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 1,105 1,795,296 28.1 25.76 30.59 532 1,019,507 29.2 25.94 32.70 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 485 787,573 23.7 20.79 26.78 234 432,875 24.1 20.25 28.48 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 268 508,634 25.9 22.15 30.11 137 306,700 29.4 23.04 36.72 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 121 220,230 24.5 18.07 32.38 66 133,100 29.2 20.47 39.82 RM 10,000 and above 221 379,995 23.6 18.11 30.16 124 237,257 26.3 17.54 37.56 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 1,098 1,532,914 40.4 36.82 44.00 433 664,832 38.1 33.65 42.80 Quintile 2 756 1,114,026 27.5 24.38 30.77 342 596,810 25.9 21.88 30.27 Quintile 3 668 1,107,380 27.8 24.90 30.89 329 627,520 29.5 25.29 34.12 Quintile 4 545 913,347 24.8 22.06 27.85 265 514,710 25.9 22.06 30.15 Quintile 5 610 1,108,859 24.8 21.90 27.97 327 677,057 28.2 23.60 33.36 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 2,694 3,999,606 30.8 28.97 32.61 1,198 2,034,112 29.9 27.53 32.44 Middle 40% 739 1,361,608 26.4 24.02 28.93 365 801,564 29.3 25.49 33.40 Top 20% 244 415,313 22.7 18.10 28.16 133 245,252 23.8 17.86 30.96 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 047 Sociodemographic Characteristics Female Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Marital Status Single 115 194,912 8.4 6.66 10.45 Married 1,479 2,117,158 31.1 28.99 33.28 Widow(er)/Divorcee 639 755,787 63.2 58.28 67.92 Education Level No Formal Education 318 392,891 58.0 49.58 65.98 Primary Education 781 942,208 50.7 46.42 55.02 Secondary Education 909 1,415,033 29.1 26.75 31.52 Tertiary Education 219 307,975 10.7 8.86 12.75 Occupation Government Employee 120 149,602 20.8 16.32 26.17 Private Employee 209 381,345 13.0 10.71 15.58 Self Employed 263 382,780 34.3 29.93 38.86 Unpaid Worker/Homemaker 890 1,157,359 34.1 30.98 37.34 Retiree 95 139,946 65.0 55.43 73.55 Student 6 11,850 2.8* 0.98 7.87 Not Workingb 650 844,975 55.5 50.25 60.67 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 377 512,260 49.7 43.74 55.62 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 497 621,049 32.9 29.25 36.73 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 573 775,789 26.8 23.92 29.88 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 251 354,697 23.1 19.45 27.21 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 131 201,934 22.0 18.19 26.29 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 55 87,130 19.7 13.19 28.37 RM 10,000 and above 97 142,739 20.1 14.89 26.66 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 665 868,082 42.3 38.04 46.60 Quintile 2 414 517,215 29.6 26.10 33.31 Quintile 3 339 479,860 25.8 22.32 29.66 Quintile 4 280 398,637 23.6 20.31 27.22 Quintile 5 283 431,802 20.9 17.63 24.50 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 1,496 1,965,494 31.7 29.40 34.04 Middle 40% 374 560,044 23.1 20.19 26.38 Top 20% 111 170,060 21.4 16.16 27.72
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 048 Table 4.6: Prevalence of Known Hypertension Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=10,463) Sociodemographic Characteristics Known Hypertension Male Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 2,394 3,378,796 15.9 14.79 17.05 965 1,541,569 14.1 12.74 15.58 State Johor 201 359,725 14.9 11.90 18.38 71 143,978 11.4 8.84 14.58 Kedah 131 238,007 18.6 14.14 23.96 62 108,862 16.6 11.64 23.11 Kelantan 137 176,320 15.7 12.58 19.51 46 60,710 11.0 7.95 15.08 Melaka 173 111,916 18.8 15.63 22.34 72 45,089 15.9 11.00 22.36 Negeri Sembilan 166 139,558 19.8 14.58 26.31 54 50,064 14.1 8.52 22.34 Pahang 123 154,826 15.2 11.88 19.34 56 77,485 14.6 10.10 20.65 Pulau Pinang 143 200,588 16.0 11.20 22.31 59 101,738 15.9 10.50 23.29 Perak 168 351,031 22.7 16.74 30.02 62 151,332 19.2 12.12 29.01 Perlis 149 28,292 17.7 14.43 21.52 47 10,223 13.2 9.05 18.79 Selangor 219 582,509 12.7 10.61 15.16 98 301,635 12.6 9.80 15.99 Terengganu 124 110,687 15.0 11.41 19.35 44 43,990 11.8 7.51 18.03 Sabah 188 345,837 13.4 10.44 17.14 81 173,598 12.8 8.62 18.53 Sarawak 190 361,448 19.6 16.07 23.58 77 165,118 17.5 13.48 22.37 WP Kuala Lumpur 122 199,927 15.4 12.54 18.77 56 98,696 15.1 11.03 20.39 WP Labuan 95 10,290 16.2 12.85 20.32 46 5,269 16.7 12.45 22.14 WP Putrajaya 65 7,836 13.7 10.42 17.78 34 3,782 14.9 10.61 20.60 Location Urban 1,358 2,574,453 15.5 14.21 16.89 565 1,210,622 14.2 12.61 16.00 Rural 1,036 804,343 17.2 15.37 19.29 400 330,948 13.7 11.48 16.23 Age Group 18-19 1 1,317 0.2* 0.02 1.06 0
20-24 13 30,704 1.1* 0.50 2.28 9 24,694 1.7* 0.71 3.78 25-29 19 43,315 1.5 0.83 2.51 14 30,363 1.9* 1.02 3.57 30-34 37 77,124 2.9 1.88 4.45 15 34,927 2.5* 1.22 4.93 35-39 72 163,408 6.9 5.01 9.42 35 89,886 7.4 4.65 11.46 40-44 112 206,794 11.3 8.81 14.35 47 106,261 11.0 7.24 16.39 45-49 176 302,126 18.2 14.92 21.97 64 135,179 16.4 11.99 22.03 50-54 263 404,514 26.4 22.70 30.36 100 165,169 21.8 16.86 27.63 55-59 360 468,347 35.0 30.95 39.32 143 221,368 32.9 27.27 39.08 60-64 395 479,014 43.3 38.71 48.02 153 226,422 41.2 33.63 49.23 65-69 357 444,236 55.3 49.37 61.00 137 179,947 45.8 37.95 53.80 70-74 270 330,566 60.1 53.31 66.45 111 142,041 54.9 45.59 63.92 75 & above 319 427,332 65.0 59.27 70.23 137 185,315 60.2 51.59 68.21 Ethnicity Malaya 1,548 1,804,092 16.6 15.35 17.88 585 758,222 14.0 12.55 15.56 Chinese 359 812,444 17.8 14.83 21.21 180 429,043 18.3 14.45 22.86 Indian 178 242,935 19.6 16.16 23.50 79 117,994 19.8 15.36 25.24 Bumiputera Sabah 142 234,432 17.1 13.43 21.50 60 120,723 17.7 12.34 24.75 Bumiputera Sarawak 115 203,336 21.3 16.28 27.40 45 87,986 18.1 12.43 25.70 Others 52 81,558 3.6 2.36 5.51 16 27,600 1.2* 0.85 4.49
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 049 Sociodemographic Characteristics Female Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 1,429 1,837,227 17.8 16.39 19.26 State Johor 130 215,747 18.6 14.61 23.43 Kedah 69 129,145 20.6 15.44 26.92 Kelantan 91 115,610 20.3 16.11 25.24 Melaka 101 66,827 21.4 16.85 26.76 Negeri Sembilan 112 89,494 25.6 19.32 33.20 Pahang 67 77,341 15.9 11.18 22.20 Pulau Pinang 84 98,850 16.1 10.88 23.18 Perak 106 199,699 26.4 18.31 36.36 Perlis 102 18,069 22.0 17.22 27.57 Selangor 121 280,874 12.9 10.04 16.34 Terengganu 80 66,697 18.2 14.75 22.15 Sabah 107 172,239 14.2 11.12 17.94 Sarawak 113 196,330 21.7 17.77 26.24 WP Kuala Lumpur 66 101,232 15.7 12.09 20.05 WP Labuan 49 5,021 15.7 10.81 22.36 WP Putrajaya 31 4,054 12.7 9.12 17.44 Location Urban 793 1,363,832 16.9 15.22 18.65 Rural 636 473,395 21.1 18.84 23.51 Age Group 18-19 1 1,317 0.3* 0.05 2.35 20-24 4 6,010 0.4* 0.13 1.43 25-29 5 12,952 0.9* 0.30 2.76 30-34 22 42,197 3.4 1.95 5.80 35-39 37 73,522 6.4 4.28 9.46 40-44 65 100,533 11.6 8.69 15.31 45-49 112 166,947 19.9 15.98 24.57 50-54 163 239,346 30.8 25.94 36.16 55-59 217 246,979 37.2 31.27 43.46 60-64 242 252,592 45.4 39.76 51.10 65-69 220 264,290 64.3 56.98 71.06 70-74 159 188,525 64.6 55.45 72.81 75 & above 182 242,017 69.1 61.65 75.72 Ethnicity Malaya 963 1,045,870 19.2 17.56 20.84 Chinese 179 383,401 17.3 13.39 22.00 Indian 99 124,941 19.3 15.15 24.31 Bumiputera Sabah 82 113,708 16.5 12.32 21.69 Bumiputera Sarawak 70 115,350 24.6 18.52 31.89 Others 36 53,958 6.4 3.88 10.27