{
  "id": 19305247,
  "title": "Health inflation in Malaysia more than doubles to 3pc in 2025, says Stats Dept",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/health-inflation-in-malaysia-more-than-doubles-to-3pc-in-2025-says-19305247",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T07:05:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/10/health-inflation-in-malaysia-more-than-doubles-to-3pc-in-2025-says-stats-dept/242710"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's health inflation surged to 3% in 2025, more than doubling from 1.3% in the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). This significant increase was primarily driven by the Health Services category, which saw a sharp rise of 4.4% compared to 0.9% in 2024. The Insurance related to health expenditure class also saw a notable jump of 9.1% in 2025, up from 0.0% in the prior year. The Medicine category, constituting the largest weight at 38.9% in the Health Price Index (HPI), recorded an increase of 2.8% in 2025, up from 2.2% in 2024. This growth was mainly due to the Medicines expenditure class, which saw a rise of 4.5% in 2025, up from 2.2% and 0.7% in 2024 respectively. The HPI, launched by DOSM in collaboration with health-related agencies, measures changes in the prices of healthcare-related goods and services bought by households, providing valuable insights into healthcare cost trends.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Nov 10 — Health Inflation increased 3.0 per cent in 2025 as compared to 1.3 per cent in 2024, according...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}