Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 33.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 33.5% for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Afghanistan peaked at 40.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -2.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 33.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 33.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.3%, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 36.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.1% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.5% | 34.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Afghanistan?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Afghanistan was 33.5% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).