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

Zambia: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 23.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
23.6%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
42nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
25.8%
in 2000
All-time low
22.6%
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

01020302000201020212000: 25.8 %2001: 25.2 %2002: 25.3 %2003: 25.2 %2004: 24.4 %2005: 23.6 %2006: 23.2 %2007: 23 %2008: 22.9 %2009: 22.9 %2010: 23.1 %2011: 23.4 %2012: 23.2 %2013: 22.6 %2014: 22.8 %2015: 22.7 %2016: 23.1 %2017: 22.9 %2018: 22.7 %2019: 23.2 %2020: 24.1 %2021: 23.6 %

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 Zambia stood at 23.6%.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Zambia peaked at 25.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2013.

Zambia ranks 42nd 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Zambia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 25.8%
2001 25.2% -2.3%
2002 25.3% +0.4%
2003 25.2% -0.4%
2004 24.4% -3.2%
2005 23.6% -3.3%
2006 23.2% -1.7%
2007 23.0% -0.9%
2008 22.9% -0.4%
2009 22.9% +0.0%
2010 23.1% +0.9%
2011 23.4% +1.3%
2012 23.2% -0.9%
2013 22.6% -2.6%
2014 22.8% +0.9%
2015 22.7% -0.4%
2016 23.1% +1.8%
2017 22.9% -0.9%
2018 22.7% -0.9%
2019 23.2% +2.2%
2020 24.1% +3.9%
2021 23.6% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.1% 22.9% 25.8% 10
2010s 23.0% 22.6% 23.4% 10
2020s 23.9% 23.6% 24.1% 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 39 Sierra Leone 23.9% compare
  2. 40 Belarus 23.8% compare
  3. 41 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 23.7% compare
  4. 42 Guinea 23.6% compare
  5. 42 India 23.6% compare
  6. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Zambia?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Zambia was 23.6% 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2013.
How does Zambia rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Zambia ranks 42nd 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 Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia 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).