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

Australia: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 10.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
10.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 185 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2000
All-time low
10.1%
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

0510152000201020212000: 16 %2001: 15.6 %2002: 15 %2003: 14.5 %2004: 14.1 %2005: 14 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 13 %2008: 12.8 %2009: 12.2 %2010: 12.1 %2011: 11.9 %2012: 11.3 %2013: 11.4 %2014: 11.3 %2015: 11.3 %2016: 10.9 %2017: 10.5 %2018: 10.6 %2019: 11 %2020: 10.1 %2021: 10.1 %

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

Australia recorded 10.1% 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.

The figure is down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Australia peaked at 16.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2020.

That places Australia 178th 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 ages 30 and in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Australia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 16.0%
2001 15.6% -2.5%
2002 15.0% -3.8%
2003 14.5% -3.3%
2004 14.1% -2.8%
2005 14.0% -0.7%
2006 13.4% -4.3%
2007 13.0% -3.0%
2008 12.8% -1.5%
2009 12.2% -4.7%
2010 12.1% -0.8%
2011 11.9% -1.7%
2012 11.3% -5.0%
2013 11.4% +0.9%
2014 11.3% -0.9%
2015 11.3% +0.0%
2016 10.9% -3.5%
2017 10.5% -3.7%
2018 10.6% +1.0%
2019 11.0% +3.8%
2020 10.1% -8.2%
2021 10.1% +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 10.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.1%, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 10.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.6%, 37% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.1% 12.2% 16.0% 10
2010s 11.2% 10.5% 12.1% 10
2020s 10.1% 10.1% 10.1% 2

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 176 Japan 10.6% compare
  2. 176 Maldives 10.6% compare
  3. 179 Luxembourg 9.8% compare
  4. 180 Korea 9.6% compare
  5. 181 Iceland 9.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Australia?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Australia was 10.1% 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 Australia?
The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2020.
How does Australia rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Australia ranks 178th 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 Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
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).