Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 219 Sociodemographic Characteristics Overweight (WAZ >2SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 118 218,089 9.0 7.08 11.39 Location Urban 79 173,342 9.4 7.07 12.47 Rural 39 44,747 7.7 5.28 10.99 Sex Male 76 140,974 11.1 8.34 14.64 Female 42 77,115 6.7 4.35 10.16 Ethnicity Malaya 80 137,739 8.8 6.77 11.31 Chinese 11 39,183 11.2* 5.15 22.81 Indian 5 6,540 5.9* 1.92 16.91 Bumiputera Sabah 10 14,779 7.8* 2.40 22.79 Bumiputera Sarawak 9 15,731 14.3* 6.33 29.16 Others 3 4,116 4.3* 1.23 14.11 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 10 18,481 8.2* 4.13 15.70 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 21 39,360 7.7 4.77 12.29 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 29 52,254 8.3 4.99 13.34 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 19 35,785 9.8* 5.31 17.50 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 15 27,628 13.1* 6.27 25.51 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 5 9,480 8.5* 1.86 31.34 RM 10,000 and above 9 11,989 7.5* 3.01 17.29 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 72 122,692 8.3 6.16 11.07 Middle 40% 28 57,736 10.7 6.37 17.52 Top 20% 8 14,548 7.4* 3.33 15.79
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 220 Table 15.10: Prevalence of Height-for-Age Among Children Aged 5-17 Years Old in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=3,179) Sociodemographic Characteristics Stunting (HAZ < -2SD) Normal (HAZ ≥ -2SD to + ≤2SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 396 818,428 12.7 10.96 14.70 2,726 5,484,027 85.2 83.15 87.02 Location Urban 218 542,421 11.3 9.36 13.47 1,722 4,175,526 86.6 84.35 88.64 Rural 178 276,006 17.1 13.39 21.48 1,004 1,308,501 80.9 76.38 84.67 Sex Male 195 410,784 12.5 10.23 15.20 1,388 2,815,017 85.7 82.80 88.14 Female 201 407,644 12.9 10.73 15.52 1,338 2,669,010 84.7 81.94 87.07 Ethnicity Malaya 287 527,101 13.3 11.39 15.50 1,896 3,373,937 85.2 82.96 87.20 Chinese 18 65,380 6.7* 3.44 12.78 232 856,608 88.3 82.34 92.40 Indian 15 27,651 8.1* 3.84 16.42 146 297,470 87.5 79.50 92.70 Bumiputera Sabah 34 74,187 14.4 9.51 21.20 242 439,519 85.3 78.49 90.19 Bumiputera Sarawak 21 54,280 16.4 10.01 25.72 105 265,054 80.1 71.56 86.56 Others 21 69,829 21.7* 8.71 44.71 105 251,440 78.3 55.29 91.29 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 52 111,579 18.0 11.82 26.38 244 504,659 81.3 72.99 87.50 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 88 176,632 13.3 9.91 17.69 539 1,122,064 84.6 80.17 88.25 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 121 240,917 13.0 10.54 15.92 794 1,574,174 84.9 81.79 87.55 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 52 114,453 11.5 7.53 17.22 400 857,711 86.3 80.47 90.57 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 24 36,930 7.5 4.36 12.55 238 440,200 89.2 82.74 93.43 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 8 11,328 4.5* 1.28 14.92 124 233,765 93.8 84.24 97.72 RM 10,000 and above 26 56,220 13.1* 7.00 23.16 216 367,946 85.7 76.31 91.74 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 268 514,363 12.8 10.69 15.32 1,740 3,418,909 85.3 82.73 87.47 Middle 40% 74 167,553 11.6 8.33 15.81 618 1,248,014 86.0 81.37 89.68 Top 20% 29 66,144 13.1* 7.55 21.67 197 433,597 85.7 77.40 91.24 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 221 Sociodemographic Characteristics Tall (HAZ > +2SD to ≤ +3SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 57 134,939 2.1 1.48 2.95 Location Urban 33 101,385 2.1 1.37 3.21 Rural 24 33,554 2.1 1.25 3.43 Sex Male 26 59,822 1.8 1.04 3.16 Female 31 75,117 2.4 1.54 3.67 Ethnicity Malaya 30 58,628 1.5 0.95 2.30 Chinese 11 48,346 5.0* 2.56 9.46 Indian 7 14,726 4.3* 1.59 11.24 Bumiputera Sabah 4 1,687 0.3* 0.05 1.96 Bumiputera Sarawak 5 11,552 3.5* 1.34 8.81 Others 0
Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 3 4,468 0.7* 0.17 2.96 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 13 26,975 2.0* 1.04 3.93 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 14 39,222 2.1* 1.03 4.28 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 8 21,883 2.2* 0.86 5.53 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 6 16,373 3.3* 1.15 9.22 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 3 4,125 1.7* 0.37 7.12 RM 10,000 and above 4 5,288 1.2* 0.30 4.84 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 32 76,862 1.9 1.21 3.01 Middle 40% 13 35,034 2.4* 1.15 5.01 Top 20% 6 6,438 1.3* 0.36 4.34
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 222 Table 15.11: Prevalence of BMI-for-Age Among Children Aged 5-17 Years Old in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=3,167) Sociodemographic Characteristics Thinesss (BAZ < -2SD) Normal (BAZ ≥ -2SD to + ≤2SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 282 640,364 10.0 8.12 12.25 1,965 3,858,005 60.2 57.57 62.84 Location Urban 174 459,297 9.6 7.63 11.98 1,212 2,859,397 59.7 56.55 62.75 Rural 108 181,067 11.2 7.14 17.19 753 998,608 61.9 56.71 66.75 Sex Male 153 329,327 10.1 8.02 12.66 944 1,848,222 56.7 53.14 60.25 Female 129 311,037 9.9 7.22 13.40 1,021 2,009,783 63.9 60.08 67.50 Ethnicity Malaya 210 395,280 10.1 8.32 12.10 1,363 2,353,297 59.9 56.91 62.74 Chinese 14 57,614 5.9* 3.02 11.34 165 618,465 63.7 55.59 71.17 Indian 27 76,988 22.7 12.17 38.23 88 150,695 44.3 34.13 55.06 Bumiputera Sabah 13 26,318 5.1* 2.35 10.81 181 342,916 66.7 59.46 73.28 Bumiputera Sarawak 7 27,829 8.5* 3.31 20.03 80 203,967 62.1 49.88 73.00 Others 11 56,334 17.5* 4.47 49.16 88 188,665 58.7 38.89 76.08 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 35 84,264 13.5 8.66 20.52 188 382,868 61.5 53.81 68.58 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 53 144,796 11.0 7.09 16.67 412 797,417 60.6 55.10 65.81 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 74 146,121 7.9 5.79 10.79 555 1,089,752 59.2 54.48 63.77 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 43 116,649 11.8* 5.87 22.38 270 546,393 55.4 47.63 62.91 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 25 39,182 7.9* 4.07 14.88 173 333,189 67.5 57.87 75.78 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 10 14,243 5.8* 2.45 13.16 83 141,635 57.8 46.52 68.37 RM 10,000 and above 27 52,258 12.2* 5.47 24.91 152 258,256 60.1 49.78 69.66 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 179 389,704 9.8* 7.76 12.25 1,255 2,362,113 59.3 56.18 62.27 Middle 40% 59 148,651 10.3 5.80 17.57 443 890,555 61.6 55.01 67.76 Top 20% 29 59,159 11.8 5.58 23.19 135 296,842 59.1 49.44 68.13 *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 223 Sociodemographic Characteristics Overweight (BAZ > +2SD to ≤ +3SD) Obese (BAZ > +3SD) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 456 959,304 15.0 13.31 16.82 464 947,185 14.8 13.06 16.70 Location Urban 283 737,707 15.4 13.34 17.71 296 734,149 15.3 13.16 17.78 Rural 173 221,596 13.7 11.40 16.44 168 213,037 13.2 11.11 15.61 Sex Male 229 511,437 15.7 13.25 18.50 270 569,129 17.5 15.03 20.21 Female 227 447,866 14.2 12.12 16.65 194 378,057 12.0 10.01 14.36 Ethnicity Malaya 318 579,913 14.8 12.85 16.88 313 602,738 15.3 13.35 17.54 Chinese 44 181,985 18.8 13.45 25.54 38 112,269 11.6 7.02 18.48 Indian 25 55,237 16.3 8.88 27.87 28 56,926 16.8 10.59 25.48 Bumiputera Sabah 39 67,789 13.2 9.82 17.49 46 76,861 15.0 10.27 21.28 Bumiputera Sarawak 19 43,056 13.1 8.20 20.33 23 53,443 16.3 10.55 24.28 Others 11 31,322 9.7* 3.90 22.33 16 44,947 14.0* 7.03 25.91 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 36 75,873 12.2 7.88 18.37 41 79,957 12.8 8.80 18.35 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 89 194,232 14.8 11.55 18.66 81 179,866 13.7 10.30 17.91 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 143 283,712 15.4 12.23 19.25 150 320,904 17.4 13.90 21.65 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 75 185,374 18.8 14.40 24.16 70 137,940 14.0 10.15 18.96 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 35 51,982 10.5 6.40 16.83 37 69,535 14.1 8.97 21.42 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 20 47,524 19.4 12.24 29.36 21 41,516 17.0* 8.91 29.87 RM 10,000 and above 34 51,056 11.9 7.30 18.79 33 67,884 15.8 10.01 24.07 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 296 612,479 15.4 13.24 17.76 299 621,786 15.6 13.38 18.11 Middle 40% 106 220,596 15.3 12.10 19.05 96 186,324 12.9 9.74 16.85 Top 20% 30 56,677 11.3 6.92 17.89 38 89,491 17.8 12.42 24.91