Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact … female in South Korea
South Korea: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact … female was 4.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in South Korea, 2000–2021
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 South Korea stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Korea peaked at 10.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2021.
That places South Korea 185th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 … female in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 4.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.6%, 22% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Korea?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Korea was 4.3% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- South Korea ranks 185th 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 South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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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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).