Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages … male in North Korea
North Korea: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages … male was 28.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in North Korea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
North Korea 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 North Korea peaked at 32.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2021.
North Korea 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 … male in North Korea, year by year
| 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% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 28.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea'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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 North Korea
- 29 Lithuania 29.1% compare
- 30 Hungary 29.0% compare
- 30 Romania 29.0% compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 28.4% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 28.4% compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 28.2% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North Korea?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- 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 North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- North Korea 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 North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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).