Statistics on Single Mothers

According to the 2000 census there are about 126,810 single mothers in Malaysia. The Malays comprise 58.9%, the Chinese 23.4 %, the Indians 9.1 %. Among the States Selangor has the highest number, it has 16,748 people, followed by Perak and Johor which have 15,969 and 14,790 respectively. Of this number about 87.4 % is due to the death of husbands. Women who become single mothers as a result of divorce comprises 12.6 %.