Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages … male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages … male was 22.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 22.0% 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 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 26.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2021.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 25th out of 47 groups 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 … male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.0% | 23.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0395 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 22.0% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2021.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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).