National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 214 Table 15.7: Prevalence of Weight-for-Height Among Children Below 5 Years Old in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=1,186) Sociodemographic Characteristics Wasting (WHZ < -2SD) Normal (WHZ ≥ -2SD to ≤ +2SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 114 219,550 9.7 7.57 12.25 1,009 1,934,116 85.1 82.17 87.66 Location Urban 76 169,681 10.1 7.47 13.43 619 1,427,978 84.7 80.89 87.83 Rural 38 49,869 8.5 5.96 12.02 390 506,138 86.4 82.20 89.73 Sex Male 70 133,021 11.3 8.36 15.21 502 971,814 82.9 78.48 86.51 Female 44 86,528 7.9 5.49 11.16 507 962,303 87.5 83.63 90.61 Ethnicity Malaya 92 184,953 11.7 9.03 15.05 743 1,334,441 84.5 81.00 87.41 Chinese 5 14,665 6.8* 1.94 21.06 53 197,190 91.0 76.68 96.86 Indian 3 2,742 3.5* 0.90 12.50 31 66,926 84.8 64.43 94.53 Bumiputera Sabah 4 3,293 1.7* 0.56 5.24 86 169,900 89.5 79.97 94.84 Bumiputera Sarawak 3 5,201 5.4* 1.86 14.61 41 80,020 82.9 70.23 90.89 Others 7 8,696 7.9* 2.87 19.75 55 85,639 77.4 59.11 89.06 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 8 14,664 8.3* 3.89 16.67 76 157,359 88.6 79.11 94.12 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 13 31,632 7.7 78.09 90.35 193 351,599 85.2 78.09 90.35 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 40 86,313 13.1 9.03 18.64 282 536,871 81.5 76.14 85.93 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 21 27,874 7.5 4.18 13.12 165 321,009 86.4 78.91 91.54 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 8 8,361 4.5* 1.48 12.78 108 167,860 89.9 77.10 95.95 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 4 14,465 15.3* 3.01 51.25 34 74,126 78.5 42.91 94.63 RM 10,000 and above 12 18,782 13.1* 5.54 27.95 77 120,413 84.0 69.83 92.24 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 74 136,302 10.5 7.91 13.76 625 1,091,689 84.0 80.21 87.10 Middle 40% 19 39,815 6.8* 3.71 12.26 251 508,298 87.3 80.25 92.06 Top 20% 13 25,974 16.1* 7.02 32.64 59 129,250 79.9 63.78 89.98 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 215 Sociodemographic Characteristics Overweight (WHZ > +2SD to ≤ +3SD) Obese (WHZ > +3SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 35 53,932 2.4 1.56 3.61 28 64,607 2.8 1.77 4.55 Location Urban 21 34,625 2.1 1.18 3.56 19 54,076 3.2 1.85 5.49 Rural 14 19,307 3.3* 1.77 6.07 9 10,532 1.8* 0.79 4.02 Sex Male 16 27,936 2.4 1.34 4.21 20 40,039 3.4 1.93 5.96 Female 19 25,997 2.4* 1.28 4.32 8 24,568 2.2* 0.95 5.19 Ethnicity Malaya 22 29,540 1.9 1.09 3.19 14 30,772 1.9* 1.04 3.63 Chinese 2 967 0.4* 0.07 2.71 4 3,933 1.8* 0.37 8.53 Indian 2 2,442 3.1* 0.67 13.07 2 6,780 8.6* 1.66 34.34 Bumiputera Sabah 5 14,698 7.7* 2.97 18.72 2 1,847 1.0* 0.20 4.52 Bumiputera Sarawak 4 6,286 6.5* 2.12 18.31 2 5,008 5.2* 1.17 20.20 Others 0
4 16,266 14.7* 5.05 35.87 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 2 2,223 1.3* 0.19 7.64 1 3,333 1.9* 0.26 12.42 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 4 6,706 1.6* 0.58 4.49 10 22,531 5.5* 2.31 12.35 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 12 19,051 2.9* 1.47 5.63 7 16,237 2.5* 1.00 5.96 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 4 9,276 2.5* 0.80 7.56 6 13,293 3.6* 1.29 9.53 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 3 3,089 1.7* 0.25 10.13 2 7,338 3.9* 0.94 15.07 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 2 4,037 4.3* 0.64 23.71 1 1,858 2.0* 0.24 14.49 RM 10,000 and above 5 4,179 2.9* 0.90 9.00 0
Household Income Category Bottom 40% 21 27,589 2.1 1.21 3.70 20 44,781 3.4 1.93 6.08 Middle 40% 7 16,306 2.8* 1.16 6.58 6 17,951 3.1* 1.20 7.66 Top 20% 4 4,666 2.9* 0.97 8.25 1 1,858 1.1* 0.16 7.80
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 216 Table 15.8: Prevalence of BMI-for-Age Among Children Below 5 Years Old in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=1,186) Sociodemographic Characteristics Wasting (BAZ < -2SD) Normal (BAZ ≥ -2SD to + ≤2SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 104 220,605 9.7 7.31 12.79 1,014 1,923,733 84.7 81.43 87.46 Location Urban 69 175,894 10.4 7.41 14.50 619 1,409,177 83.6 79.33 87.07 Rural 35 44,710 7.6 5.19 11.11 395 514,556 87.9 83.96 91.02 Sex Male 61 140,212 12.0 8.31 16.92 506 953,748 81.3 76.19 85.58 Female 43 80,392 7.3 4.94 10.70 508 969,985 88.3 84.31 91.33 Ethnicity Malaya 79 161,727 10.2 7.68 13.55 752 1,348,729 85.5 82.09 88.29 Chinese 5 14,665 6.7* 1.92 20.85 53 197,190 90.0 75.96 96.27 Indian 5 22,972 29.1* 6.53 70.74 28 45,429 57.6 27.18 83.16 Bumiputera Sabah 4 5,097 2.7* 0.71 9.76 87 170,616 90.6 80.61 95.71 Bumiputera Sarawak 4 6,923 7.2* 2.92 16.54 40 78,298 81.1 68.51 89.46 Others 7 9,220 8.3* 3.21 19.96 54 83,470 75.5 58.34 87.11 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 8 16,035 9.0* 4.42 17.56 75 152,655 86.0 76.09 92.18 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 12 26,805 6.5* 3.50 11.69 193 354,133 85.6 78.61 90.60 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 39 84,369 12.8 8.66 18.51 285 543,117 82.4 76.80 86.89 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 17 27,188 7.3* 3.87 13.23 168 323,462 86.4 78.76 91.65 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 6 7,059 3.8* 1.12 12.05 109 169,072 90.6 77.87 96.37 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 3 9,385 10.5* 2.32 36.70 34 74,126 82.9 52.47 95.52 RM 10,000 and above 11 15,932 11.1* 4.12 26.65 78 123,263 86.0 71.38 93.77 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 68 132,404 10.2 7.61 13.42 628 1,093,749 83.9 80.16 87.01 Middle 40% 17 36,325 6.2* 3.22 11.72 254 513,978 88.1 81.08 92.79 Top 20% 11 18,045 11.5* 5.30 23.24 60 132,099 84.3 71.87 91.88 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 217 Sociodemographic Characteristics Overweight (BAZ > +2SD to ≤ +3SD) & Obese (BAZ > +3SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 68 127,198 5.6 4.13 7.55 Location Urban 47 101,275 6.0 4.19 8.54 Rural 21 25,923 4.4 2.65 7.31 Sex Male 41 78,705 6.7 4.60 9.70 Female 27 48,493 4.4 2.62 7.35 Ethnicity Malaya 40 67,709 4.3 2.94 6.23 Chinese 7 7,166 3.3* 0.86 11.68 Indian 5 10,489 13.3* 4.27 34.51 Bumiputera Sabah 5 12,628 6.7* 2.50 16.76 Bumiputera Sarawak 6 11,294 11.7* 4.88 25.52 Others 5 17,911 16.2* 6.22 36.04 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 4 8,890 5.0* 1.62 14.43 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 16 32,703 7.9* 4.18 14.46 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 18 31,585 4.8* 2.66 8.47 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 11 23,530 6.3* 3.03 12.58 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 5 10,427 5.6* 1.76 16.36 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 3 5,895 6.6* 1.35 26.67 RM 10,000 and above 5 4,179 2.9* 0.90 9.00 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 45 77,825 6.0 4.03 8.75 Middle 40% 12 32,861 5.6* 2.89 10.69 Top 20% 5 6,524 4.2* 1.58 10.52
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 218 Table 15.9: Prevalence of Weight-for-Age Among Children Aged 5-10 Years Old in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=1,389) Sociodemographic Characteristics Underweight (WAZ < -2SD) Normal (WAZ ≥ -2SD - ≤2SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 207 373,743 15.4 12.78 18.52 1,064 1,829,685 75.6 72.01 78.79 Location Urban 136 291,096 15.8 12.58 19.75 671 1,373,134 74.7 70.24 78.74 Rural 71 82,647 14.2 10.73 18.44 393 456,550 78.2 73.57 82.18 Sex Male 107 188,003 14.8 11.72 18.54 534 940,350 74.1 69.59 78.12 Female 100 185,740 16.1 12.39 20.71 530 889,334 77.2 71.96 81.69 Ethnicity Malaya 161 285,835 18.2 14.90 22.08 742 1,145,580 73.0 68.72 76.90 Chinese 8 21,479 6.2* 2.55 14.16 81 287,939 82.6 70.63 90.36 Indian 8 18,083 16.4* 6.68 35.03 50 85,530 77.6 60.32 88.81 Bumiputera Sabah 14 21,545 11.4* 5.63 21.86 96 151,999 80.7 68.36 89.02 Bumiputera Sarawak 3 7,293 6.6* 1.60 23.61 48 87,013 79.1 65.68 88.18 Others 13 19,509 20.5 12.31 32.09 47 71,625 75.2 63.55 84.05 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 22 44,761 19.9 12.39 30.41 91 161,579 71.9 61.27 80.50 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 38 83,538 16.4 11.92 22.14 222 386,382 75.9 69.35 81.37 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 59 105,197 16.6 11.90 22.71 284 475,835 75.1 68.24 80.96 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 31 52,310 14.4 8.74 22.75 154 275,725 75.8 66.77 82.98 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 16 11,984 5.7* 2.50 12.48 101 170,614 81.2 69.09 89.25 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 9 13,280 11.9* 3.54 33.27 54 88,644 79.6 57.80 91.72 RM 10,000 and above 17 29,497 18.3* 5.20 47.91 83 119,345 74.2 49.93 89.25 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 130 241,897 16.3 13.20 20.05 674 1,115,687 75.4 71.12 79.18 Middle 40% 45 59,876 11.1 7.22 16.79 237 420,192 78.1 70.65 84.13 Top 20% 17 38,794 19.8* 7.39 43.41 78 142,245 72.7 52.71 86.45 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli