Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 16.8 % in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.8 %
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
121st
of 197 countries
All-time high
25.3 %
in 2000
All-time low
16.8 %
in 2021
Years of data
7
2000–2021

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ethiopia, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 25.3 %2005: 21.8 %2010: 18.8 %2015: 17.2 %2019: 17.2 %2020: 17.3 %2021: 16.8 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 16.8 % 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 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ethiopia peaked at 25.3 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.8 %, in 2021.

Ethiopia ranks 121st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability) in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 25.3 %
2005 21.8 % -13.8%
2010 18.8 % -13.8%
2015 17.2 % -8.5%
2019 17.2 % +0.0%
2020 17.3 % +0.6%
2021 16.8 % -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.55 % 21.8 % 25.3 % 2
2010s 17.73 % 17.2 % 18.8 % 3
2020s 17.05 % 16.8 % 17.3 % 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 119 Grenada 17.1 % compare
  2. 120 Poland 17 % compare
  3. 122 Slovakia 16.6 % compare
  4. 123 Mexico 16.3 % compare
  5. 124 Paraguay 16.1 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ethiopia?
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ethiopia was 16.8 % 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 25.3 % in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8 % in 2021.
How does Ethiopia rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
Ethiopia ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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Indicator
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 1,526 data points, 2000–2021
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