Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages … male in South Korea
South Korea: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages … male was 9.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in South Korea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Korea is 9.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Korea peaked at 23.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2021.
That places South Korea 180th 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 … male in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 9.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.1%, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 9.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.6%, 35% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 178 Australia 10.1% compare
- 179 Luxembourg 9.8% compare
- 181 Iceland 9.4% compare
- 182 Switzerland 9.3% compare
- 183 Sweden 9.2% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Korea?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in South Korea was 9.6% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- South Korea ranks 180th 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 South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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).