Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Gambia
Gambia: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 22.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 22.5% 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 10.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Gambia peaked at 27.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2021.
That places Gambia 81st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -10.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 22.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 22.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 25.0% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.5% | 25.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Gambia?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Gambia was 22.5% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Gambia ranks 81st 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 Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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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).