Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in India
India: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 23.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in India, 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 India stood at 23.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in India peaked at 23.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2005.
That places India 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 23.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 23.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 17.0%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 22.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 39 Sierra Leone 23.9% compare
- 40 Belarus 23.8% compare
- 41 North Korea 23.7% compare
- 42 Guinea 23.6% compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.6% compare
- 42 Zambia 23.6% compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in India?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in India was 23.6% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2005.
- How does India rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- India ranks 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.