Namibia vs South Africa: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and

Namibia
23.1%
in 2021
South Africa
22.7%
in 2021
Namibia rank
48th
South Africa rank
50th

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

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 23.1% against 22.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 25.0% 23.5% 1.5% Namibia
2010s 23.0% 24.0% 1.1% South Africa
2020s 23.4% 22.9% 0.5% Namibia

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, Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 23.1% against 22.7% in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and between Namibia and South Africa?
0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Namibia ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th 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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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
Last refreshed

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).