Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 28.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
28.5%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
32nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2015
All-time low
28.5%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 28.8 %2001: 28.6 %2002: 29.2 %2003: 28.8 %2004: 29.2 %2005: 29.1 %2006: 28.8 %2007: 30.2 %2008: 31.4 %2009: 31.8 %2010: 32.3 %2011: 32.5 %2012: 32.3 %2013: 32.4 %2014: 32.4 %2015: 32.7 %2016: 32.1 %2017: 30.9 %2018: 29.8 %2019: 29.8 %2020: 29.7 %2021: 28.5 %

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

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 28.5% 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 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 32.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2021.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 28.8%
2001 28.6% -0.7%
2002 29.2% +2.1%
2003 28.8% -1.4%
2004 29.2% +1.4%
2005 29.1% -0.3%
2006 28.8% -1.0%
2007 30.2% +4.9%
2008 31.4% +4.0%
2009 31.8% +1.3%
2010 32.3% +1.6%
2011 32.5% +0.6%
2012 32.3% -0.6%
2013 32.4% +0.3%
2014 32.4% +0.0%
2015 32.7% +0.9%
2016 32.1% -1.8%
2017 30.9% -3.7%
2018 29.8% -3.6%
2019 29.8% +0.0%
2020 29.7% -0.3%
2021 28.5% -4.0%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 28.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 28.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.6%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.6% 28.6% 31.8% 10
2010s 31.7% 29.8% 32.7% 10
2020s 29.1% 28.5% 29.7% 2

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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  4. 33 Papua New Guinea 28.4% compare
  5. 33 Uzbekistan 28.4% compare
  6. 35 Guinea-Bissau 28.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 28.5% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2021.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 32nd 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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).