Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Albania
Albania: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 10.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Albania stood at 10.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Albania peaked at 20.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2021.
Albania ranks 162nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.3% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 160 France 10.2% compare
- 161 Puerto Rico 10.1% compare
- 163 Austria 9.9% compare
- 163 Costa Rica 9.9% compare
- 163 Netherlands 9.9% compare
More health data for Albania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 18,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 19,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 17,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Albania?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Albania was 10.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Albania ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.