Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in United States of America

United States of America: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 13.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
13.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 185 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2000
All-time low
13.2%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

051015202000201020212000: 17.8 %2001: 17.4 %2002: 17.2 %2003: 16.9 %2004: 16.3 %2005: 16 %2006: 15.6 %2007: 15.2 %2008: 15.1 %2009: 14.8 %2010: 14.5 %2011: 14.3 %2012: 14.2 %2013: 14 %2014: 13.9 %2015: 14 %2016: 13.9 %2017: 13.7 %2018: 13.5 %2019: 13.2 %2020: 13.6 %2021: 13.7 %

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 13.7% for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in 2021.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in United States of America peaked at 17.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2019.

That places United States of America 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in United States of America, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 17.8%
2001 17.4% -2.2%
2002 17.2% -1.1%
2003 16.9% -1.7%
2004 16.3% -3.6%
2005 16.0% -1.8%
2006 15.6% -2.5%
2007 15.2% -2.6%
2008 15.1% -0.7%
2009 14.8% -2.0%
2010 14.5% -2.0%
2011 14.3% -1.4%
2012 14.2% -0.7%
2013 14.0% -1.4%
2014 13.9% -0.7%
2015 14.0% +0.7%
2016 13.9% -0.7%
2017 13.7% -1.4%
2018 13.5% -1.5%
2019 13.2% -2.2%
2020 13.6% +3.0%
2021 13.7% +0.7%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 13.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.2% 14.8% 17.8% 10
2010s 13.9% 13.2% 14.5% 10
2020s 13.6% 13.6% 13.7% 2

Countries ranked near United States of America

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  3. 134 Sri Lanka 13.9% compare
  4. 137 Saudi Arabia 13.6% compare
  5. 138 Argentina 13.4% compare
  6. 139 Algeria 13.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in United States of America?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in United States of America was 13.7% 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2019.
How does United States of America rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
United States of America ranks 136th 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 United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of 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).