Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 10.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Puerto Rico peaked at 15.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 161st 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 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 160 France 10.2% compare
- 162 Albania 10.0% compare
- 163 Austria 9.9% compare
- 163 Costa Rica 9.9% compare
- 163 Netherlands 9.9% compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 13,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 14,358 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Puerto Rico?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Puerto Rico was 10.1% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Puerto Rico ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.