Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Congo
Congo: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 21.2 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 21.2 % 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 3.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Congo peaked at 36.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.2 %, in 2021.
That places Congo 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.5 % | — |
| 2005 | 29.4 % | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 26.2 % | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 23.4 % | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 23 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 21.2 % | -3.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 21.2 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6 %, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 21.2 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.7 %, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.95 % | 29.4 % | 36.5 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.2 % | 23 % | 26.2 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.55 % | 21.2 % | 21.9 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Congo?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Congo was 21.2 % 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2 % in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Congo ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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