Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 20.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 20.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 22.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2019.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.2% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 20.8% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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).