Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 14.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
14.7%
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
41st
of 47 groups
All-time high
18.4%
in 2000
All-time low
14.7%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 18.4 %2001: 18 %2002: 17.7 %2003: 17.7 %2004: 17.4 %2005: 17 %2006: 16.7 %2007: 16.5 %2008: 16.4 %2009: 16.1 %2010: 16 %2011: 15.8 %2012: 15.6 %2013: 15.4 %2014: 15.3 %2015: 15.3 %2016: 15.4 %2017: 15.1 %2018: 14.9 %2019: 14.8 %2020: 15 %2021: 14.7 %

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 14.7%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 18.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2021.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 18.4%
2001 18.0% -2.2%
2002 17.7% -1.2%
2003 17.7% -0.5%
2004 17.4% -1.4%
2005 17.0% -2.2%
2006 16.7% -1.8%
2007 16.5% -1.1%
2008 16.4% -0.8%
2009 16.1% -1.6%
2010 16.0% -0.8%
2011 15.8% -1.3%
2012 15.6% -1.4%
2013 15.4% -1.4%
2014 15.3% -0.9%
2015 15.3% +0.2%
2016 15.4% +0.9%
2017 15.1% -2.4%
2018 14.9% -1.1%
2019 14.8% -0.7%
2020 15.0% +1.7%
2021 14.7% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.2% 16.1% 18.4% 10
2010s 15.4% 14.8% 16.0% 10
2020s 14.9% 14.7% 15.0% 2

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 38 Myanmar 24.0% compare
  2. 39 Sierra Leone 23.9% compare
  3. 40 Belarus 23.8% compare
  4. 41 North Korea 23.7% compare
  5. 42 Guinea 23.6% compare
  6. 42 India 23.6% compare
  7. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.6% compare
  8. 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 14.7% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2021.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).