Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 16.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.9%
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
40th
of 47 groups
All-time high
20.9%
in 2000
All-time low
16.9%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 20.9 %2001: 20.5 %2002: 20.1 %2003: 20.1 %2004: 19.8 %2005: 19.4 %2006: 19 %2007: 18.9 %2008: 18.7 %2009: 18.5 %2010: 18.4 %2011: 18.1 %2012: 17.9 %2013: 17.7 %2014: 17.6 %2015: 17.6 %2016: 17.8 %2017: 17.4 %2018: 17.2 %2019: 17.1 %2020: 17.6 %2021: 16.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 16.9%. 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 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 20.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2021.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 20.9%
2001 20.5% -1.9%
2002 20.1% -1.6%
2003 20.1% -0.3%
2004 19.8% -1.5%
2005 19.4% -2.2%
2006 19.0% -1.7%
2007 18.9% -0.7%
2008 18.7% -0.8%
2009 18.5% -1.5%
2010 18.4% -0.5%
2011 18.1% -1.4%
2012 17.9% -0.9%
2013 17.7% -1.3%
2014 17.6% -0.8%
2015 17.6% +0.3%
2016 17.8% +1.2%
2017 17.4% -2.2%
2018 17.2% -1.1%
2019 17.1% -0.8%
2020 17.6% +3.2%
2021 16.9% -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.6% 18.5% 20.9% 10
2010s 17.7% 17.1% 18.4% 10
2020s 17.3% 16.9% 17.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean was 16.9% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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).