Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in South Asia

South Asia: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 22.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
22.1%
Change on year
up 13.2%
Rank
2nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
22.1%
in 2021
All-time low
18.3%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

051015202000201020212000: 19.9 %2001: 19.6 %2002: 19.5 %2003: 19 %2004: 18.3 %2005: 18.3 %2006: 18.5 %2007: 18.6 %2008: 18.4 %2009: 18.4 %2010: 18.6 %2011: 18.8 %2012: 19.3 %2013: 19 %2014: 18.8 %2015: 19.3 %2016: 19.5 %2017: 19.7 %2018: 20.1 %2019: 20 %2020: 19.5 %2021: 22.1 %

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 Asia stood at 22.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Asia peaked at 22.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2005.

That places South Asia 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in South Asia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 19.9%
2001 19.6% -1.6%
2002 19.5% -0.5%
2003 19.0% -2.3%
2004 18.3% -3.8%
2005 18.3% -0.2%
2006 18.5% +1.4%
2007 18.6% +0.2%
2008 18.4% -0.7%
2009 18.4% -0.0%
2010 18.6% +0.9%
2011 18.8% +1.0%
2012 19.3% +2.6%
2013 19.0% -1.5%
2014 18.8% -1.1%
2015 19.3% +2.7%
2016 19.5% +1.3%
2017 19.7% +0.9%
2018 20.1% +2.2%
2019 20.0% -0.4%
2020 19.5% -2.7%
2021 22.1% +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.8% 18.3% 19.9% 10
2010s 19.3% 18.6% 20.1% 10
2020s 20.8% 19.5% 22.1% 2

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 1 Kiribati 37.8% compare
  2. 2 Solomon Islands 36.0% compare
  3. 3 Fiji 35.1% compare
  4. 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 35.1% compare
  5. 5 Lesotho 33.8% 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 South Asia?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Asia was 22.1% 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2005.
How does South Asia rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
South Asia ranks 2nd 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 South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Asia 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).