Table 1 Number of births recorded 5 years preceding the 2010 census and population under 5 years in 2010, Malaysia and Sabah

Births in 2005

474,473

47,160

Births in 2006

472,698

46,142

Births in 2007

479,647

47,017

Births in 2008

493,203

50,272

Births in 2009

501,644

52,782

Births in 2010

491,239

54,134

Births 5 years preceding the census

2,430,048

246,860

2010 census (total population, including non-citizens)

(i) Population under 5 years

2,426,957

335,943

(ii) Infant and toddler deaths over 5 years

20,112

1055

(i) + (ii)

2,447,069

(99.3%)

336,998

(73.3%)

2010 census (citizen population)

(iii) Population under 5 years

2,290,776

251,806

(iv) Infant and toddler deaths over 5 years (it may be presumed that most infant and toddler deaths among non-citizens were not reported)

20,112

1055

(iii) + (iv)

2,310,888

(105.2%)

252,861

(97.6%)