Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 7.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 7.4% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Puerto Rico peaked at 12.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 165th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 ages 30 and in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 7.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 7.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.9%, 53% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Puerto Rico?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Puerto Rico was 7.4% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Puerto Rico ranks 165th 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 Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).