Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in India
India: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 23.6 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
23.6 %
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
44th
of 197 countries
All-time high
23.7 %
in 2019
All-time low
21.4 %
in 2005
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in India, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in India stood at 23.6 %.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in India peaked at 23.7 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.4 %, in 2005.
That places India 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9 % | — |
| 2005 | 21.4 % | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 22.6 % | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 22.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7 % | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 23.3 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.6 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.15 % | 21.4 % | 22.9 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.97 % | 22.6 % | 23.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.45 % | 23.3 % | 23.6 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 41 Sierra Leone 23.9 % compare
- 42 Belarus 23.8 % compare
- 43 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23.7 % compare
- 44 Guinea 23.6 % compare
- 44 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.6 % compare
- 44 Zambia 23.6 % compare
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- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in India?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in India was 23.6 % 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 % in 2005.
- How does India rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- India ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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