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

Nigeria: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 17.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
17.7%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
105th
of 185 countries
All-time high
21.1%
in 2001
All-time low
17.1%
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

051015202000201020212000: 20.9 %2001: 21.1 %2002: 20.7 %2003: 20.2 %2004: 20 %2005: 19.4 %2006: 19.2 %2007: 18.9 %2008: 18.6 %2009: 18.6 %2010: 18.3 %2011: 18.1 %2012: 18 %2013: 17.9 %2014: 17.6 %2015: 17.4 %2016: 17.3 %2017: 17.1 %2018: 17.1 %2019: 17.1 %2020: 17.9 %2021: 17.7 %

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 Nigeria is 17.7%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria peaked at 21.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2017.

Nigeria ranks 105th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Nigeria, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 20.9%
2001 21.1% +1.0%
2002 20.7% -1.9%
2003 20.2% -2.4%
2004 20.0% -1.0%
2005 19.4% -3.0%
2006 19.2% -1.0%
2007 18.9% -1.6%
2008 18.6% -1.6%
2009 18.6% +0.0%
2010 18.3% -1.6%
2011 18.1% -1.1%
2012 18.0% -0.6%
2013 17.9% -0.6%
2014 17.6% -1.7%
2015 17.4% -1.1%
2016 17.3% -0.6%
2017 17.1% -1.2%
2018 17.1% +0.0%
2019 17.1% +0.0%
2020 17.9% +4.7%
2021 17.7% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.8% 18.6% 21.1% 10
2010s 17.6% 17.1% 18.3% 10
2020s 17.8% 17.7% 17.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Nigeria was 17.7% 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2017.
How does Nigeria rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Nigeria ranks 105th 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 Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria 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).