Population In Malaysia

Malaysia’s population has increased steadily due to the improvement and well-developed health care system, women status, literacy, modern infrastructure and having clean water and sanitation as well as many programs introduced to reduce the poverty in the country. Correspond to Malaysia’s rapid urbanization and development; the proportion of urban population has increased tremendously. Nowadays, more populations in Malaysia are moving to urban areas which results in an increase of demand for more houses, schools and employment. According to Department of Statistics (2017), urban areas are built-up areas that had at least 60percent of the population aged 15 years and above who are not engaged in agricultural activities. As explained earlier,

The working age population in Malaysia displays an increment in the proportion of the whole population. Based on Nailul Morad (2011), the number of older people in the world will surpass the number of young for the first time in history by the year 2045. The raise in the number ageing population causes the number of older adult learners in distance education to be expected to increase in number. Generally, this population is believed to participate in distance education programs due to seeking more knowledge for career advancement. They are known to have high motivation, eager to learn, have effective time management, good social skills, health conscious and have strong family

The improvements in accessibility to health and medical services has attributed to the longer life span of the populations. Oral health of Malaysian’s has improved especially among schoolchildren as there is an enhancement of water fluoridation programme approved by the government. People are living longer as death rates from certain conditions such as contagious diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases have reduced sharply. Preventive medicine has been found which play a crucial role in controlling the mortality rate that leads to longer life span of human beings. Nevertheless, public health measures and quarantine measures for contagious diseases as well as individual personal hygiene as families income rises also plays a pivotal role in controlling these diseases as germ theory of diseases has become more widely nowadays. At the same time, the number of older people increased in the population. Notably, this trend are encouraging people to live longer as long as they make sure they are making the right health policy decisions to prepare for any health challenges or financial