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

Malawi: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 24.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
24.9%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
31st
of 185 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2000
All-time low
24.0%
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

01020302000201020212000: 27.3 %2001: 26.5 %2002: 26 %2003: 26.4 %2004: 26.5 %2005: 25.3 %2006: 26.9 %2007: 26.2 %2008: 24.8 %2009: 24.6 %2010: 24.2 %2011: 24.3 %2012: 24.4 %2013: 24 %2014: 24.2 %2015: 24.6 %2016: 25.1 %2017: 25.8 %2018: 26 %2019: 26.1 %2020: 26.1 %2021: 24.9 %

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 24.9% for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in 2021.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malawi peaked at 27.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 31st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Malawi, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 27.3%
2001 26.5% -2.9%
2002 26.0% -1.9%
2003 26.4% +1.5%
2004 26.5% +0.4%
2005 25.3% -4.5%
2006 26.9% +6.3%
2007 26.2% -2.6%
2008 24.8% -5.3%
2009 24.6% -0.8%
2010 24.2% -1.6%
2011 24.3% +0.4%
2012 24.4% +0.4%
2013 24.0% -1.6%
2014 24.2% +0.8%
2015 24.6% +1.7%
2016 25.1% +2.0%
2017 25.8% +2.8%
2018 26.0% +0.8%
2019 26.1% +0.4%
2020 26.1% +0.0%
2021 24.9% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.1% 24.6% 27.3% 10
2010s 24.9% 24.0% 26.1% 10
2020s 25.5% 24.9% 26.1% 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 29 Guinea-Bissau 25.3% compare
  2. 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25.1% compare
  3. 32 Burundi 24.8% compare
  4. 32 Ukraine 24.8% compare
  5. 34 Angola 24.7% compare
  6. 34 Republic of Moldova 24.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malawi?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malawi was 24.9% 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Malawi ranks 31st 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 Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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).