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and high quality homes particularly for lower and
middle income groups.
Higher life expectancy at birth, both for male and
female is the most important factor for the higher
healthcare sub-index which grew by 10.5 points.
Between 2000 and 2010, the male life expectancy
improved by 17.2% to 71.7 years. Comparatively,
the female life expectancy improved by 18%,
which means the average Malaysian woman
lives up to 76.6 years. The longer lifespan of
the population is an outcome of the enhanced
healthcare delivery. A better doctor-population
ratio also fosters greater access for health services.
A significant improvement in doctor-population
ratio from 1:1,504 in 2000 to 1:899 in 2010, foster
greater access for best quality of health services to
the people. The establishment of Klinik 1Malaysia,
for example, has enabled the expansion of primary
care services to reach the urban poor and also the
under served areas. Klinik Bergerak 1Malaysia was
recently introduced in 2011 to further augment
healthcare delivery efforts to remote areas.
Public safety sub-index has improved by 10.8
points. Both number of crimes and accidents have
decreased. Concerted efforts to reduce crime rate
by Royal Malaysian Police and other agencies in
creating safer city such as the roll out of CCTV and
visibility of the police in hot spot areas contributed
to the sub-index. Volunteerism such as The
People’s Volunteer Corps (RELA) and Community
Oriented Policing System (Rakan Cops) also played
important roles in reducing crime rates.
A substantial increase in the number of registered
resident’s association and larger membership in
non-profit organisation or society contributed
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significantly to higher social participation subindex
by 10.0 points. This positive development
indicates that Malaysian society is moving
toward a better understanding in expressing
their views and concerns through associations or
organisations. Environmental sub-index increased
slightly to 6.6 points. The implementation of several
environment-related policies such as National
Green Technology Policy and National Climate
Change Policy further enhance the environmental
awareness in Malaysia. Families in Malaysia today
have improved quality of life than those who lived
a decade ago as shown by a small upward trend
of the family life sub-index by 4.6 points. A decline
in the juvenile crime as percentage to population
aged 10 – 18 years is the most significant factor to
the improvement of the sub-index. The juvenile
crime has decreased by 50% in the last 10 years.
However an increasing number of divorce as
percentage of population aged 18-50 years has
softened the overall performance of sub index. The
Government implemented National Family Policy
(NFP) on 19 March 2011 to build resilient families
by emphasising on the development of family
well-being.
Working life sub-index showed a mere increment
of 4.6 points in 2010. Low numbers of industrial
accidents, trade disputes and man-days lost due
to industrial actions reflected better working
environment and healthier employer-employees
relationship. However, higher unemployment rate
of 3.4% in 2010 as compared with 3.0% in 2000
negated the performance of the working life subindex.
The establishment of National Institute
of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has
increased the awareness on the importance of
safety and health in the working place.
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