Age-standardized NCD mortality rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Age-standardized NCD mortality rate was 846.9 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 846.9 for age-standardized ncd mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized ncd mortality rate in Afghanistan peaked at 1,131 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 846.9, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 8th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,121 | — |
| 2001 | 1,131 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,119 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,110 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,106 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,094 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,076 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,060 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,035 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,001 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 982.29 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 973.37 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 956.13 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 944.34 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 928.48 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 917.51 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 916.82 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 919.19 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 911.75 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 910.94 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 919.33 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 846.9 | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,085 | 1,001 | 1,131 | 10 |
| 2010s | 936.08 | 910.94 | 982.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 883.11 | 846.9 | 919.33 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized ncd mortality rate in Afghanistan?
- Age-standardized ncd mortality rate in Afghanistan was 846.9 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized ncd mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,131 in 2001.
- What is the lowest age-standardized ncd mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 846.9 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for age-standardized ncd mortality rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized ncd mortality rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized NCD mortality rate (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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