Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 was 42.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total deaths ages 15-59.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 42.0% for cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 58.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2021.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total deaths ages 15-59 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 51.0% | 58.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 42.0% | 48.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 42.0% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2021.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of deaths ages 15-59 due to non-communicable diseases divided by number of all deaths ages 15-59 expressed by percentage. Non-Communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.