Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 (% of total deaths ages 5-14) by country
Number of deaths ages 5-14 due to non-communicable diseases divided by number of all deaths ages 5-14, expressed by percentage. Non-Communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
87.4%
Malta
Lowest
10.3%
Botswana
Median
38.1%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 (% of total deaths ages 5-14) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 87.4% in Malta; the lowest is 10.3% in Botswana.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.1%, and the mean is 39.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 493.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 44.7%).
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 87.4% | 2021 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 76.4% | 2021 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 75.7% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 4 | Brunei | 73.4% | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 72.8% | 2021 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 72.0% | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 71.2% | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 71.2% | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 71.1% | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 70.3% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 70.1% | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 69.4% | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 69.2% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 67.9% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 67.6% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 67.3% | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65.8% | 2021 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 18 | Singapore | 65.3% | 2021 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 64.8% | 2021 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 20 | France | 64.5% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 64.1% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 63.5% | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 63.3% | 2021 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 62.6% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 62.5% | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 26 | Mauritius | 62.4% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 62.4% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 28 | Cuba | 62.1% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 61.4% | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 61.0% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 60.1% | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 59.9% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 59.9% | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 59.7% | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bahrain | 59.2% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 58.1% | 2021 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 57.9% | 2021 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 57.8% | 2021 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 57.6% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 40 | Canada | 57.5% | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | South Korea | 56.6% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 56.5% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 56.0% | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 55.7% | 2021 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 45 | Argentina | 55.4% | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 46 | Slovenia | 55.3% | 2021 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 55.0% | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 48 | Mexico | 54.3% | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 54.1% | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 53.0% | 2021 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 52.7% | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 52.3% | 2021 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 50.4% | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 54 | New Zealand | 50.0% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 55 | Grenada | 49.2% | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 56 | Palestine | 48.4% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.4% | 2021 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 58 | Egypt | 47.7% | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 59 | Moldova | 47.6% | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 47.2% | 2021 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 47.2% | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 62 | United States | 46.5% | 2021 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 63 | Kuwait | 46.5% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 64 | Belarus | 46.2% | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 65 | Qatar | 45.9% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 66 | Libya | 45.2% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 67 | Guyana | 43.9% | 2021 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 43.6% | 2021 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 43.2% | 2021 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 43.2% | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Oman | 42.8% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 42.5% | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 73 | Albania | 42.4% | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 74 | Latvia | 42.3% | 2021 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 75 | Iceland | 41.7% | 2021 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 76 | Algeria | 41.6% | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 41.4% | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 78 | Paraguay | 41.2% | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 40.7% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 80 | Morocco | 40.7% | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 40.2% | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 82 | Peru | 40.1% | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 83 | Jamaica | 39.8% | 2021 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 39.5% | 2021 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 39.3% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 86 | Barbados | 38.8% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 38.6% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tonga | 38.5% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 89 | Fiji | 38.5% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 90 | Romania | 38.3% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 91 | Samoa | 38.2% | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 92 | Montenegro | 38.1% | 2021 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 38.1% | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 38.1% | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 95 | Sudan | 38.0% | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 96 | Venezuela | 37.7% | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 97 | Suriname | 37.6% | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 98 | Malaysia | 37.3% | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 99 | Philippines | 36.7% | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.0% | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 101 | Russia | 34.9% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 34.1% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 103 | China | 34.0% | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 104 | Jordan | 34.0% | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 33.9% | 2021 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 106 | Laos | 33.4% | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 32.5% | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 108 | Guatemala | 32.2% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.7% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 110 | Cambodia | 31.5% | 2021 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 111 | Iraq | 31.4% | 2021 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 112 | Micronesia (country) | 31.3% | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 113 | Honduras | 31.2% | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 114 | Mongolia | 31.1% | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 115 | North Korea | 30.4% | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 116 | Syria | 30.4% | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 117 | Thailand | 29.6% | 2021 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 29.6% | 2021 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 119 | Vietnam | 29.2% | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 120 | Pakistan | 28.8% | 2021 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 28.1% | 2021 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 122 | Yemen | 27.8% | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 123 | Bahamas | 27.3% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 124 | Kiribati | 27.2% | 2021 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 125 | Bolivia | 27.2% | 2021 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 26.4% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 127 | Comoros | 26.4% | 2021 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 26.3% | 2021 | up 493.2% | rising |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 26.1% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 130 | Mauritania | 26.0% | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 131 | Cameroon | 25.8% | 2021 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 132 | Benin | 25.3% | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 133 | Myanmar | 25.0% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 134 | Indonesia | 25.0% | 2021 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 135 | Cape Verde | 24.9% | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 136 | Senegal | 24.8% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 137 | Togo | 24.7% | 2021 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 138 | Belize | 24.6% | 2021 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 139 | Ghana | 24.6% | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 140 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.7% | 2021 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 141 | East Timor | 23.5% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | Maldives | 23.2% | 2021 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 23.1% | 2021 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 144 | Nigeria | 23.0% | 2021 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 145 | Seychelles | 22.8% | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 146 | Mali | 22.5% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 147 | Solomon Islands | 22.3% | 2021 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 148 | Eritrea | 22.3% | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 149 | Rwanda | 22.1% | 2021 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 151 | Liberia | 21.7% | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 152 | Djibouti | 21.6% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 153 | Mozambique | 21.5% | 2021 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 21.2% | 2021 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21.1% | 2021 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 156 | India | 20.0% | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 157 | Malawi | 19.7% | 2021 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 158 | Bangladesh | 19.1% | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 159 | Nepal | 19.0% | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 160 | Uganda | 18.4% | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 161 | Ethiopia | 17.9% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 162 | Angola | 17.8% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.6% | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 164 | Tanzania | 17.6% | 2021 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 165 | Burundi | 17.5% | 2021 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 166 | Niger | 17.4% | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 167 | Guinea | 17.3% | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 168 | Chad | 16.7% | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 169 | Eswatini | 16.3% | 2021 | up 472.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Madagascar | 16.1% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 171 | South Africa | 15.7% | 2021 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 172 | Zambia | 15.6% | 2021 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 15.6% | 2021 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 174 | Kenya | 15.5% | 2021 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 175 | Gabon | 15.3% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.2% | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 177 | Namibia | 15.0% | 2021 | up 162.2% | rising |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | 14.8% | 2021 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 14.8% | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 180 | Lesotho | 14.6% | 2021 | up 351.7% | rising |
| 181 | Somalia | 14.2% | 2021 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 182 | South Sudan | 13.4% | 2021 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.0% | 2021 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 184 | Congo | 10.5% | 2021 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 185 | Botswana | 10.3% | 2021 | up 193.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 67.8%
- European Union 64.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 54.4%
- OECD members 54.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 52.9%
- High income 51.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 47.7%
- North America 47.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 43.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 43.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 43.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 43.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 41.9%
- Caribbean Small States 40.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 36.4%
- Upper middle income 34.4%
- Arab World 32.4%
- Pacific island small states 31.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 31.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 30.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 30.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 30.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 30.7%
- IBRD only 28.3%
- Small states 27.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 25.8%
- Middle income 25.5%
- World 24.4%
- IDA blend 24.2%
- Other small states 24.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 23.8%
- Low & middle income 23.8%
- Lower middle income 23.0%
- Africa Western and Central 22.1%
- IDA total 21.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 20.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 20.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 20.6%
About this data
Number of deaths ages 5-14 due to non-communicable diseases divided by number of all deaths ages 5-14, expressed by percentage. Non-Communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.