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

New Zealand: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 10.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
10.3%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
157th
of 185 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2000
All-time low
10.0%
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

0510152000201020212000: 15.9 %2001: 15.8 %2002: 15.2 %2003: 14.6 %2004: 14.3 %2005: 13.3 %2006: 13.1 %2007: 13 %2008: 12.3 %2009: 12 %2010: 11.8 %2011: 11.9 %2012: 11.4 %2013: 11 %2014: 10.9 %2015: 10.9 %2016: 10.8 %2017: 11 %2018: 10.5 %2019: 10.4 %2020: 10 %2021: 10.3 %

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 New Zealand is 10.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in New Zealand peaked at 15.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2020.

That places New Zealand 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in New Zealand, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 15.9%
2001 15.8% -0.6%
2002 15.2% -3.8%
2003 14.6% -3.9%
2004 14.3% -2.1%
2005 13.3% -7.0%
2006 13.1% -1.5%
2007 13.0% -0.8%
2008 12.3% -5.4%
2009 12.0% -2.4%
2010 11.8% -1.7%
2011 11.9% +0.8%
2012 11.4% -4.2%
2013 11.0% -3.5%
2014 10.9% -0.9%
2015 10.9% +0.0%
2016 10.8% -0.9%
2017 11.0% +1.9%
2018 10.5% -4.5%
2019 10.4% -1.0%
2020 10.0% -3.8%
2021 10.3% +3.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 10.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 10.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.9% 12.0% 15.9% 10
2010s 11.1% 10.4% 11.9% 10
2020s 10.2% 10.0% 10.3% 2

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 154 Panama 10.9% compare
  2. 155 Denmark 10.7% compare
  3. 156 Portugal 10.5% compare
  4. 157 Colombia 10.3% compare
  5. 157 Singapore 10.3% compare
  6. 160 France 10.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in New Zealand?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in New Zealand was 10.3% 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2020.
How does New Zealand rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
New Zealand ranks 157th 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 New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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).