Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in United States of America

United States of America: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 16.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 185 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2000
All-time low
15.8%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in United States of America, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 21 %2001: 20.7 %2002: 20.5 %2003: 20.2 %2004: 19.5 %2005: 19.2 %2006: 18.7 %2007: 18.3 %2008: 18.1 %2009: 17.8 %2010: 17.5 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 17 %2013: 16.9 %2014: 16.8 %2015: 16.8 %2016: 16.7 %2017: 16.4 %2018: 16.2 %2019: 15.8 %2020: 16.4 %2021: 16.4 %

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 United States of America is 16.4%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in United States of America peaked at 21.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2019.

That places United States of America 127th out of 185 countries 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 30 and in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in United States of America, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 21.0%
2001 20.7% -1.4%
2002 20.5% -1.0%
2003 20.2% -1.5%
2004 19.5% -3.5%
2005 19.2% -1.5%
2006 18.7% -2.6%
2007 18.3% -2.1%
2008 18.1% -1.1%
2009 17.8% -1.7%
2010 17.5% -1.7%
2011 17.2% -1.7%
2012 17.0% -1.2%
2013 16.9% -0.6%
2014 16.8% -0.6%
2015 16.8% +0.0%
2016 16.7% -0.6%
2017 16.4% -1.8%
2018 16.2% -1.2%
2019 15.8% -2.5%
2020 16.4% +3.8%
2021 16.4% +0.0%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.1%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.4% 17.8% 21.0% 10
2010s 16.7% 15.8% 17.5% 10
2020s 16.4% 16.4% 16.4% 2

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 124 Brazil 17.3% compare
  2. 125 Bhutan 17.1% compare
  3. 126 Brunei Darussalam 16.6% compare
  4. 127 Ethiopia 16.4% compare
  5. 127 Greece 16.4% compare
  6. 130 Argentina 16.1% compare
  7. 130 Mauritania 16.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in United States of America?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in United States of America was 16.4% 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2019.
How does United States of America rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
United States of America ranks 127th 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 United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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).