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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 4 Top 10 districts in Malaysia with the lowest CBR, 2019

From: Deficiency in civil registration and vital statistics reporting in remote areas: the case of Sabah, Malaysia

District

State

CBR (2019)

CBR ranking from lowest (1) to highest (147)

CWR (2010)

CWR ranking from lowest to highest

Kinabatangan

Sabah

3.5

1

428

108

Bagan Datuk (new district)

Perak

6.0

2

Putatan

Sabah

6.8

3

395

88

Belaga

Sarawak

7.1

4

399

92

Timur Laut

Pulau Pinang

7.3

5

213

2

Tongod

Sabah

9.4

6

723

144

Kampar

Perak

9.4

7

182

1

Beluran

Sabah

10.2

8

496

132

Tawau

Sabah

10.4

9

361

69

Marudi

Sarawak

10.4

10

463

124

  1. The CWR was computed using the 2% sample of the 2010 population census
  2. Source: Vital statistics, Malaysia, 2020 (DOSM, 2020f)