North Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and

North Korea
23.7%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
15.0%
in 2021
North Korea rank
41st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
39th

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and over time

  • North Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 23.7% against 15.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 185 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 24.6% 17.4% 7.2% North Korea
2010s 26.2% 15.6% 10.7% North Korea
2020s 24.0% 15.1% 8.9% North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and, North Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
North Korea, at 23.7% against 15.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and between North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
8.7%, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
North Korea ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).