Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact … female in North Korea

North Korea: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact … female was 19.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
19.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 185 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2011
All-time low
19.0%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in North Korea, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 20 %2001: 19.8 %2002: 20.3 %2003: 20.3 %2004: 20.1 %2005: 20 %2006: 20.1 %2007: 20.8 %2008: 21.4 %2009: 21.5 %2010: 21.7 %2011: 21.8 %2012: 21.6 %2013: 21.7 %2014: 21.6 %2015: 21.6 %2016: 21.1 %2017: 20.3 %2018: 19.6 %2019: 19.5 %2020: 19.1 %2021: 19 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North Korea is 19.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North Korea peaked at 21.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2021.

North Korea ranks 66th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact … female in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in North Korea, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 20.0% —
2001 19.8% -1.0%
2002 20.3% +2.5%
2003 20.3% +0.0%
2004 20.1% -1.0%
2005 20.0% -0.5%
2006 20.1% +0.5%
2007 20.8% +3.5%
2008 21.4% +2.9%
2009 21.5% +0.5%
2010 21.7% +0.9%
2011 21.8% +0.5%
2012 21.6% -0.9%
2013 21.7% +0.5%
2014 21.6% -0.5%
2015 21.6% +0.0%
2016 21.1% -2.3%
2017 20.3% -3.8%
2018 19.6% -3.4%
2019 19.5% -0.5%
2020 19.1% -2.1%
2021 19.0% -0.5%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 19.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.0%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 19.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.6%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.4% 19.8% 21.5% 10
2010s 21.1% 19.5% 21.8% 10
2020s 19.1% 19.0% 19.1% 2

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 64 Djibouti 19.3% compare
  2. 64 Nepal 19.3% compare
  3. 66 Benin 19.0% compare
  4. 66 Sao Tome and Principe 19.0% compare
  5. 69 Bolivia 18.9% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North Korea?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North Korea was 19.0% 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 North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2021.
How does North Korea rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
North Korea ranks 66th 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 North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North Korea 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).