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

North America: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 13.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
13.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
42nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
17.5%
in 2000
All-time low
12.8%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

0510152000201020212000: 17.5 %2001: 17.1 %2002: 16.8 %2003: 16.5 %2004: 16 %2005: 15.7 %2006: 15.3 %2007: 14.9 %2008: 14.8 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 14.1 %2011: 13.9 %2012: 13.8 %2013: 13.6 %2014: 13.5 %2015: 13.6 %2016: 13.5 %2017: 13.3 %2018: 13.1 %2019: 12.8 %2020: 13.2 %2021: 13.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North America stood at 13.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North America peaked at 17.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2019.

That places North America 42nd out of 47 groups 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 North America, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in North America, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 17.5%
2001 17.1% -2.3%
2002 16.8% -1.2%
2003 16.5% -1.8%
2004 16.0% -3.5%
2005 15.7% -1.9%
2006 15.3% -2.6%
2007 14.9% -2.4%
2008 14.8% -0.8%
2009 14.5% -2.1%
2010 14.1% -2.2%
2011 13.9% -1.4%
2012 13.8% -0.7%
2013 13.6% -1.5%
2014 13.5% -0.7%
2015 13.6% +0.6%
2016 13.5% -0.7%
2017 13.3% -1.6%
2018 13.1% -1.5%
2019 12.8% -2.2%
2020 13.2% +3.1%
2021 13.3% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.9% 14.5% 17.5% 10
2010s 13.6% 12.8% 14.1% 10
2020s 13.2% 13.2% 13.3% 2

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 39 Sierra Leone 23.9% compare
  2. 40 Belarus 23.8% compare
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  4. 42 Guinea 23.6% compare
  5. 42 India 23.6% compare
  6. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.6% compare
  7. 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 North America?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in North America was 13.3% 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 North America?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
How does North America rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
North America ranks 42nd 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 North America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North America 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).