肺炎超过缺血性心脏病成为马来西亚的主要死亡原因. Pneumonia surpasses ischaemic heart disease as leading cause of death in Malaysia.

2023年,肺炎成为马来西亚死亡的主要原因,有18 181人死亡,占119 952名经医学证明死亡的15.2%。 In 2023, pneumonia became the leading cause of death in Malaysia, with 18,181 fatalities, representing 15.2% of 119,952 medically certified deaths. 这是20年来肺炎首次超过缺血性心脏病。 This marks the first time in 20 years that pneumonia has surpassed ischaemic heart disease. 肺炎死亡人数的增加与流行病后的影响和呼吸道感染有关,特别影响到免疫系统衰弱的个人。 The increase in pneumonia deaths is linked to post-pandemic effects and respiratory infections, particularly affecting individuals with weakened immune systems. 缺血性心脏病仍然是第二大死亡原因。 Ischaemic heart disease remains the second leading cause of death.