Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases was 104,902 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 104,902 deaths for number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 104,902 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51,380 deaths, in 2000.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51,380 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 52,769 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 56,684 deaths | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 58,154 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 59,936 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 61,922 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 64,351 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 69,787 deaths | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 75,456 deaths | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 79,140 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 83,747 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 87,840 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 90,078 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 93,514 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 96,172 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 100,144 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 101,600 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 100,644 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 100,791 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 104,599 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 104,418 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 104,902 deaths | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,958 deaths | 51,380 deaths | 79,140 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,913 deaths | 83,747 deaths | 104,599 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,660 deaths | 104,418 deaths | 104,902 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 104,902 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 104,902 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,380 deaths in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes.