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Malaysia

Disease outbreak profile for Malaysia — 18 events, 11 diseases, since 1996.

Malaysia (MYS) · WHO WPR region · 18 WHO events across 11 diseases (1996–2025).

Diseases reported by Malaysia

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
COVID-19 U071 5 28%
Dengue fever, unspecified A979 3 17%
Middle East respiratory syndrome U040 2 11%
Unspecified viral disease B348 1 6%
Unspecified viral haemorrhagic fever A990 1 6%
Cholera A000 1 6%
Measles B05 1 6%
Monkeypox B04 1 6%
Japanese encephalitis virus disease A830 1 6%
Chikungunya mosquito-borne viral fever A920 1 6%
Severe acute respiratory syndrome U049 1 6%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2025 2 2
2024 2 2
2023 1 1
2022 1 1
2021 1 1
2020 1 1
2019 1 1
2018 1 1
2014 1 1
2003 1 1
1999 2 2
1998 1 1
1997 1 1
1996 2 2

Peak year: 2025 (2 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 6
2000s 1
2010s 3
2020s 8

Position in WHO WPR

Rank #4 of 25 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

11

Outbreak Events

18

Year Range

1996–2025

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Country

Malaysia • WPR