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Table 1 MOH statistics on the top 10 causes of hospital admission in Malaysia

From: Burden of motorcycle-related injury in Malaysia

Ten principal causes of hospitalization in Malaysian hospitals, 2012

1.

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

27.32 %

2.

Diseases of the respiratory system

11.02 %

3

Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes

8.22 %

4.

Diseases of the circulatory system

7.55 %

5.

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

7.55 %

6.

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

6.82 %

7.

Diseases of the digestive system

4.88 %

8.

Diseases of the genitourinary system

4.48 %

9.

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

3.64 %

10.

Neoplasms

3.34 %