Country Care Snapshots

Malaysia

Children at Risk of Separation
Effective
Children at Risk of Separation
  • Children Living Below Poverty Line
    18.2 %
    HIS/BA 2014
  • Children Engaged in Child Labor
    Nik Ahmad, Marhanum, Ashgar & Azizah 2016
  • Children with Disabilities
    196,846 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Left Behind Children (Migration)
    12 %
    UNICEF 2020
  • Ethnic Minority Children
    UNICEF SitAN 2020
  • Children Affected by HIV (10 - 19 yrs old)
    2,500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Children Affected by HIV (0 - 14 yrs old)
    500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Street Connected Children
  • Children Experiencing Violence
    6,274 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Children in Conflict with the Law
    6,813 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019
  • Children on the Move (Asylum-seekers)
    8,907 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Children on the Move (Refugees)
    36,926 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Street Connected Children
  • Stateless/Undocumented Children
    290,000 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Child Marriage
    6 %
    UNICEF 2018, End of Childhood Index Rankings 2019
  • Substance Abuse
    2,556 Children
    National Anti-drugs Agency (NADA) 2020
  • Sexual Abuse
    22,134 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Children in Need of Care and Protection
    6,382 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • UASC Detained in Immigration Depots
    1,819 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019
  • Children Living Below Poverty Line
    18.2 %
    HIS/BA 2014
  • Children Engaged in Child Labor
    Nik Ahmad, Marhanum, Ashgar & Azizah 2016
  • Children with Disabilities
    196,846 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Left Behind Children (Migration)
    12 %
    UNICEF 2020
  • Ethnic Minority Children
    UNICEF SitAN 2020
  • Children Affected by HIV (10 - 19 yrs old)
    2,500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Children Affected by HIV (0 - 14 yrs old)
    500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Street Connected Children
  • Children Experiencing Violence
    6,274 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Children in Conflict with the Law
    6,813 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019
  • Children on the Move (Asylum-seekers)
    8,907 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Children on the Move (Refugees)
    36,926 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Street Connected Children
  • Stateless/Undocumented Children
    290,000 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Child Marriage
    6 %
    UNICEF 2018, End of Childhood Index Rankings 2019
  • Substance Abuse
    2,556 Children
    National Anti-drugs Agency (NADA) 2020
  • Sexual Abuse
    22,134 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Children in Need of Care and Protection
    6,382 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • UASC Detained in Immigration Depots
    1,819 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019
  • Children Living Below Poverty Line
    18.2 %
    HIS/BA 2014
  • Children Engaged in Child Labor
    Nik Ahmad, Marhanum, Ashgar & Azizah 2016
  • Children with Disabilities
    196,846 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Left Behind Children (Migration)
    12 %
    UNICEF 2020
  • Ethnic Minority Children
    UNICEF SitAN 2020
  • Children Affected by HIV (10 - 19 yrs old)
    2,500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Children Affected by HIV (0 - 14 yrs old)
    500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Street Connected Children
  • Children Experiencing Violence
    6,274 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Children in Conflict with the Law
    6,813 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019
  • Children on the Move (Asylum-seekers)
    8,907 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Children on the Move (Refugees)
    36,926 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Street Connected Children
  • Stateless/Undocumented Children
    290,000 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Child Marriage
    6 %
    UNICEF 2018, End of Childhood Index Rankings 2019
  • Substance Abuse
    2,556 Children
    National Anti-drugs Agency (NADA) 2020
  • Sexual Abuse
    22,134 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Children in Need of Care and Protection
    6,382 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • UASC Detained in Immigration Depots
    1,819 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019
  • Children Living Below Poverty Line
    18.2 %
    HIS/BA 2014
  • Children Engaged in Child Labor
    Nik Ahmad, Marhanum, Ashgar & Azizah 2016
  • Children with Disabilities
    196,846 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Left Behind Children (Migration)
    12 %
    UNICEF 2020
  • Ethnic Minority Children
    UNICEF SitAN 2020
  • Children Affected by HIV (10 - 19 yrs old)
    2,500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Children Affected by HIV (0 - 14 yrs old)
    500 Children
    UNAIDS 2019
  • Street Connected Children
  • Children Experiencing Violence
    6,274 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • Children in Conflict with the Law
    6,813 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019
  • Children on the Move (Asylum-seekers)
    8,907 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Children on the Move (Refugees)
    36,926 Children
    UNHCR Global Trends 2020
  • Street Connected Children
  • Stateless/Undocumented Children
    290,000 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Child Marriage
    6 %
    UNICEF 2018, End of Childhood Index Rankings 2019
  • Substance Abuse
    2,556 Children
    National Anti-drugs Agency (NADA) 2020
  • Sexual Abuse
    22,134 Children
    UNICEF SitAn 2020
  • Children in Need of Care and Protection
    6,382 Children
    Department of Social Welfare 2019
  • UASC Detained in Immigration Depots
    1,819 Children
    Ministry of Home Affairs 2019