Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 16.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 16.9%.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria peaked at 19.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2017.
Nigeria ranks 84th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 16.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 16.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria was 16.9% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Nigeria ranks 84th 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 Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).