Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 23.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
23.7%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
41st
of 185 countries
All-time high
27.0%
in 2015
All-time low
23.7%
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 23.8 %2001: 23.7 %2002: 24.3 %2003: 24.2 %2004: 24.2 %2005: 24.2 %2006: 24.1 %2007: 25.1 %2008: 26 %2009: 26.3 %2010: 26.7 %2011: 26.9 %2012: 26.7 %2013: 26.8 %2014: 26.8 %2015: 27 %2016: 26.5 %2017: 25.5 %2018: 24.6 %2019: 24.6 %2020: 24.3 %2021: 23.7 %

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

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 23.7% 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.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 27.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2001.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 41st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 23.8%
2001 23.7% -0.4%
2002 24.3% +2.5%
2003 24.2% -0.4%
2004 24.2% +0.0%
2005 24.2% +0.0%
2006 24.1% -0.4%
2007 25.1% +4.1%
2008 26.0% +3.6%
2009 26.3% +1.2%
2010 26.7% +1.5%
2011 26.9% +0.7%
2012 26.7% -0.7%
2013 26.8% +0.4%
2014 26.8% +0.0%
2015 27.0% +0.7%
2016 26.5% -1.9%
2017 25.5% -3.8%
2018 24.6% -3.5%
2019 24.6% +0.0%
2020 24.3% -1.2%
2021 23.7% -2.5%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 23.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 23.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.6% 23.7% 26.3% 10
2010s 26.2% 24.6% 27.0% 10
2020s 24.0% 23.7% 24.3% 2

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 38 Myanmar 24.0% compare
  2. 39 Sierra Leone 23.9% compare
  3. 40 Belarus 23.8% compare
  4. 42 Guinea 23.6% compare
  5. 42 India 23.6% compare
  6. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.6% compare
  7. 42 Zambia 23.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 23.7% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2001.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 41st 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 (%). 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 (%)
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).