Increase and decrease in birth and death rate

Population distribution (Refer to diagram 1)

Population distribution by state indicated that Selangor was the most popular state (5.46 million), followed by Johor (3.35 million) and Sabah (3.21 million). The population share of these states to the total population of Malaysia was 42.4 per cent. The least populated states were W. P. Putrajaya (72,413) and W .P. Labuan (86,908).

Factors that cause the decrease in birth rate

Increase in birth rate

•              People intend to focus on studies instead of getting married and reproducing.
•              People don’t intend to reproduce because it is too expensive and requires a lot of                             responsibility.
•              No proper hospitals, many babies die at birth.
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Factors that cause the increase in birth rate

•              People want to start families.
•              Better hospitals, reliable doctors and nurses.
•             Certain religions believe that it is important to have families.

Factors that cause the death rate to increase

Increase in death rate

•              Low quality of medication
•              High crime rate
•             Diseases spread fast

Factors that cause the death rate to decrease

•              Better medication
•              Low crime rate. (better security)
•             Older people still living
•              Lesser diseases

Diagram 1

 Done by: Justin Yong                                        jylh16