Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 32.7 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 32.7 % for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Afghanistan peaked at 43.2 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.7 %, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2 % | — |
| 2005 | 41.9 % | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 37.6 % | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 35 % | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 34.4 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 34.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.7 % | -6.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 32.7 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.4 %, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 32.7 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.6 %, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.55 % | 41.9 % | 43.2 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.67 % | 34.4 % | 37.6 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.75 % | 32.7 % | 34.8 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Afghanistan?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Afghanistan was 32.7 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 % in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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