Heart attack leading cause of death

By LOH FOON FONG

Nation
Thursday, 31 Oct 2019

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KUALA LUMPUR: Heart attack remains the leading cause of death in Malaysia for the 14th year.

Ischaemic heart diseases, which occur when arteries of the heart cannot deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the heart, continued to be the main cause of death in Malaysia last year with a total of 18,267 deaths or 15.6% of total deaths from various causes, the latest Statistics on Causes of Death in Malaysia released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) revealed.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
PERMAJU	0.030	0.045	0.030	0.040	0.010	33.33	549,198
HSI-PWD1	0.190	0.210	0.180	0.195	0.000	0.00	532,470
HSI-PWD7	0.205	0.230	0.200	0.220	0.010	4.76	530,406
HSI-CWEO	0.155	0.155	0.135	0.135	-0.010	-6.90	510,830
SAPNRG	0.045	0.050	0.045	0.045	0.000	0.00	478,502
HI	1.270	1.330	1.200	1.330	0.110	9.02	401,830
HSI-CWCY	0.180	0.180	0.140	0.145	-0.025	-14.71	391,282
PERTAMA	0.110	0.130	0.105	0.115	0.005	4.55	386,360
HSI-CWEJ	0.180	0.180	0.150	0.150	-0.015	-9.09	384,772
NEXG	0.255	0.255	0.240	0.245	-0.010	-3.92	354,353
HSI-CWCM	0.170	0.175	0.120	0.130	-0.025	-16.13	293,024
HSI-PWFR	0.160	0.175	0.160	0.175	0.015	9.38	268,123
EDEN-WC	0.025	0.035	0.025	0.030	0.005	20.00	265,878
FOCUS	0.020	0.025	0.020	0.020	0.000	0.00	244,940
POS	0.250	0.290	0.250	0.255	0.000	0.00	237,255

Heart attack leading cause of death