Burden of disease who in United States

United States: Burden of disease who was 37,845 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37,845
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
37,845
in 2021
All-time low
30,328
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Burden of disease who in United States, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201020212000: 31.2k2001: 31.3k2002: 31.3k2003: 31.2k2004: 30.8k2005: 31.0k2006: 30.8k2007: 30.6k2008: 30.6k2009: 30.4k2010: 30.3k2011: 30.5k2012: 30.6k2013: 30.9k2014: 31.1k2015: 31.6k2016: 32.0k2017: 32.4k2018: 32.5k2019: 32.7k2020: 36.3k2021: 37.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 37,845 for burden of disease who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burden of disease who in United States peaked at 37,845 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30,328, in 2010.

United States ranks 81st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Burden of disease who in United States, year by year

Annual values for Burden of disease who in United States, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 31,214 —
2001 31,277 +0.2%
2002 31,254 -0.1%
2003 31,185 -0.2%
2004 30,766 -1.3%
2005 30,959 +0.6%
2006 30,771 -0.6%
2007 30,616 -0.5%
2008 30,650 +0.1%
2009 30,418 -0.8%
2010 30,328 -0.3%
2011 30,512 +0.6%
2012 30,607 +0.3%
2013 30,862 +0.8%
2014 31,097 +0.8%
2015 31,611 +1.7%
2016 32,048 +1.4%
2017 32,423 +1.2%
2018 32,533 +0.3%
2019 32,659 +0.4%
2020 36,305 +11.2%
2021 37,845 +4.2%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 37,845 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,501, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,911 30,418 31,277 10
2010s 31,468 30,328 32,659 10
2020s 37,075 36,305 37,845 2

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 78 Estonia 38,124 compare
  2. 79 Comoros 37,950 compare
  3. 80 Czechia 37,865 compare
  4. 82 Philippines 37,744 compare
  5. 83 Suriname 37,573 compare
  6. 84 Saint Lucia 37,507 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burden of disease who in United States?
Burden of disease who in United States was 37,845 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest burden of disease who recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 37,845 in 2021.
What is the lowest burden of disease who recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 30,328 in 2010.
How does United States rank for burden of disease who?
United States ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is burden of disease who rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Burden of disease who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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