Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Each year, non- communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 71% of all death globally and approximately 44% of all NCDs deaths occurred before the age of 70. By reviewing premature mortality, we can evaluate the effectiveness of the healthcare system in our country. Therefore, this study was conducted to highlight the major causes of premature mortality in Malaysia in 2017. METHODS: The calculation of premature mortality in terms of Years of Life Lost (YLL) was based on the methods used in Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. YLL is the mortality component determined by the age-sex specific number of deaths and life expectancy at death. Mortality data were obtained from the Department of Statistics Malaysia. RESULTS: In 2017, the total YLL contributed was 3,739,825 years with 60.3% contributed by males. YLL was contributed mostly by NCDs with 72.2%. The leading causes of premature mortality were Ischaemic Heart Diseases (16.5%), Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) (11.5%), Road Traffic Injuries (8.7%), Lower Respiratory Infections (8.3%) and Diabetes Mellitus (5.5%). DISCUSSION: Reducing the burden of NCDs by focusing on management of NCDs such as disease prevention, early screening and treatment are crucial to reduce the burden of premature mortality in Malaysia.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-237,
title = {Premature Mortality in Malaysia, 2017},
author = {Nazirah Alias and Shubash Shander and Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar and Leeann Tan and Mohd Azahadi Omar},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Each year, non- communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 71% of all death globally and approximately 44% of all NCDs deaths occurred before the age of 70. By reviewing premature mortality, we can evaluate the effectiveness of the healthcare system in our country. Therefore, this study was conducted to highlight the major causes of premature mortality in Malaysia in 2017. METHODS: The calculation of premature mortality in terms of Years of Life Lost (YLL) was based on the methods used in Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. YLL is the mortality component determined by the age-sex specific number of deaths and life expectancy at death. Mortality data were obtained from the Department of Statistics Malaysia. RESULTS: In 2017, the total YLL contributed was 3,739,825 years with 60.3% contributed by males. YLL was contributed mostly by NCDs with 72.2%. The leading causes of premature mortality were Ischaemic Heart Diseases (16.5%), Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) (11.5%), Road Traffic Injuries (8.7%), Lower Respiratory Infections (8.3%) and Diabetes Mellitus (5.5%). DISCUSSION: Reducing the burden of NCDs by focusing on management of NCDs such as disease prevention, early screening and treatment are crucial to reduce the burden of premature mortality in Malaysia.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health},
keywords = {Deaths, Malaysia, Premature Mortality, Years of Life Lost (YLL)},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}