Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Africa Eastern and Southern

Africa Eastern and Southern: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 21.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
21.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
8th
of 47 groups
All-time high
22.9%
in 2000
All-time low
20.6%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2021

05101520252000201020212000: 22.9 %2001: 22.5 %2002: 22.4 %2003: 22.5 %2004: 22.3 %2005: 21.9 %2006: 22 %2007: 21.9 %2008: 21.9 %2009: 21.7 %2010: 22 %2011: 21.6 %2012: 21.3 %2013: 21.1 %2014: 21 %2015: 21.1 %2016: 21 %2017: 20.9 %2018: 20.9 %2019: 20.6 %2020: 21.1 %2021: 21.5 %

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 21.5%.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 22.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2019.

That places Africa Eastern and Southern 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 22.9%
2001 22.5% -1.8%
2002 22.4% -0.1%
2003 22.5% +0.1%
2004 22.3% -0.9%
2005 21.9% -1.6%
2006 22.0% +0.4%
2007 21.9% -0.5%
2008 21.9% +0.0%
2009 21.7% -0.8%
2010 22.0% +1.3%
2011 21.6% -1.7%
2012 21.3% -1.4%
2013 21.1% -1.0%
2014 21.0% -0.2%
2015 21.1% +0.3%
2016 21.0% -0.7%
2017 20.9% -0.6%
2018 20.9% -0.0%
2019 20.6% -1.0%
2020 21.1% +2.2%
2021 21.5% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.2% 21.7% 22.9% 10
2010s 21.2% 20.6% 22.0% 10
2020s 21.3% 21.1% 21.5% 2

Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern

  1. 5 Lesotho 33.8% compare
  2. 6 Haiti 33.6% compare
  3. 7 Afghanistan 33.5% compare
  4. 8 Zimbabwe 32.1% compare
  5. 9 Samoa 30.3% compare
  6. 10 Vanuatu 29.9% compare
  7. 11 Papua New Guinea 28.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Africa Eastern and Southern?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Africa Eastern and Southern was 21.5% 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 Africa Eastern and Southern?
The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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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Indicator
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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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).