KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's population in the third quarter was estimated at 32.9 million, increased by 0.9 percent as compared to 32.6 million a year ago, official data showed Tuesday.
Males population increased from 17.1 million to 17.3 million as compared to the third quarter of 2021 while females increased from 15.5 million to 15.6 million in the same period, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement.
A total of 50,276 deaths was recorded in the third quarter, decreased by 31.7 percent as compared to 73,606 a year earlier.
Deaths due to COVID-19 decreased in the third quarter to 597 from 21,104 a year ago. Deaths due to COVID-19 contributed to 1.2 percent of the total number of deaths in the third quarter.
The number of live births for the third quarter decreased 3 percent to 109,397 from 112,776 a year ago. ■