Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 23.7 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 23.7 % for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 27 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.7 %, in 2021.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8 % | — |
| 2005 | 24.2 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.7 % | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 27 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 24.6 % | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 24.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.7 % | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 % | 23.8 % | 24.2 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.1 % | 24.6 % | 27 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 24 % | 23.7 % | 24.3 % | 2 |
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More health data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 16.67 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.32 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.94 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5.85 million constant US$ (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 66.9 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 77 index (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.5051 per 1,000 people (2024)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 3 per 10,000 people (2024)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 5.30 million (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5.6 million constant US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 23.7 % 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 27 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7 % in 2021.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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