Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Lesotho

Lesotho: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 36.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
36.3%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
6th
of 185 countries
All-time high
38.0%
in 2015
All-time low
22.7%
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Lesotho, 2000–2021

0102030402000201020212000: 23.6 %2001: 22.7 %2002: 23.6 %2003: 25.6 %2004: 26.3 %2005: 28.9 %2006: 30.4 %2007: 31.2 %2008: 29.7 %2009: 29.2 %2010: 34.5 %2011: 35.2 %2012: 31.4 %2013: 33.3 %2014: 36.5 %2015: 38 %2016: 38 %2017: 36.9 %2018: 36.9 %2019: 36.9 %2020: 37.5 %2021: 36.3 %

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 36.3% for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in 2021.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Lesotho peaked at 38.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2001.

That places Lesotho 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Lesotho, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 23.6%
2001 22.7% -3.8%
2002 23.6% +4.0%
2003 25.6% +8.5%
2004 26.3% +2.7%
2005 28.9% +9.9%
2006 30.4% +5.2%
2007 31.2% +2.6%
2008 29.7% -4.8%
2009 29.2% -1.7%
2010 34.5% +18.2%
2011 35.2% +2.0%
2012 31.4% -10.8%
2013 33.3% +6.1%
2014 36.5% +9.6%
2015 38.0% +4.1%
2016 38.0% +0.0%
2017 36.9% -2.9%
2018 36.9% +0.0%
2019 36.9% +0.0%
2020 37.5% +1.6%
2021 36.3% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.1% 22.7% 31.2% 10
2010s 35.8% 31.4% 38.0% 10
2020s 36.9% 36.3% 37.5% 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 40.5% compare
  2. 4 Fiji 37.9% compare
  3. 5 Vanuatu 36.8% compare
  4. 7 Afghanistan 32.7% compare
  5. 8 Eswatini 32.3% compare
  6. 8 Samoa 32.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Lesotho?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Lesotho was 36.3% 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 Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2001.
How does Lesotho rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Lesotho ranks 6th 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 Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho 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).