Burden of disease in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Burden of disease was 41,111 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Burden of disease in North Macedonia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, burden of disease in North Macedonia stood at 41,111 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in North Macedonia peaked at 41,111 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31,097 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places North Macedonia 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,624 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 31,370 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 32,170 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 31,791 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 31,253 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 31,323 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 31,600 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 32,290 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 31,399 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 31,316 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31,251 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 31,341 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31,698 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 31,108 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 31,791 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 31,991 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31,982 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 31,538 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 31,097 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 32,118 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 37,032 DALYs per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 41,111 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,614 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31,253 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,290 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,592 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31,097 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,118 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,072 DALYs per 100,000 people | 37,032 DALYs per 100,000 people | 41,111 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in North Macedonia?
- Burden of disease in North Macedonia was 41,111 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41,111 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,097 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for burden of disease?
- North Macedonia ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.