45 of its 158 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 21 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Malaysia on 4 of the 7 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 45 of its 158 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Rights & justiceHealthDisasters & accidentsFood & livelihoodDeaths & injuries, cause not givenConflict & violenceShelter & servicesDisplacement
Malaysia: rights & justice, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Dashed line: the world.
MalaysiaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Malaysia most57 of its 268 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
54 of its 259 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
29 of its 128 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 34 million people live in Malaysia. Over these days its news carried 9.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice37%110 stories
Health21%63 stories
Disasters & accidents17%50 stories
Food & livelihood7%21 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%19 stories
Conflict & violence6%17 stories
Shelter & services3%10 stories
Displacement2%7 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests86 Stories reporting people killed53 Stories reporting people affected39 Stories reporting people injured15 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Malaysia. Ring: the world. Measured over 309 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefabout as grief-stricken as the world's
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Malaysia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Malaysia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Indonesia32 in 100 of its 1,187 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand21 in 100 of its 837 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Malaysia21 in 100
of its 1,482 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Singapore14 in 100
of its 1,237 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Brunei8 in 100
of its 63 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Deaths, cause not given
Malaysia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
flooding18 Oct10 of its stories that day, about 8 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.