Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 15.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean (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
The most recent figure for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 15.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 18.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2021.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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 (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 15.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 36 Uzbekistan 24.6% compare
- 37 Cameroon 24.3% compare
- 38 Myanmar 24.0% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 23.9% compare
- 40 Belarus 23.8% compare
- 41 North Korea 23.7% compare
- 42 Guinea 23.6% compare
- 42 India 23.6% compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.6% compare
- 42 Zambia 23.6% compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 15.0% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2021.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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 (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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 (%). 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).