Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 18 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18 %
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
109th
of 197 countries
All-time high
19.1 %
in 2019
All-time low
15.6 %
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Kenya is 18 %, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Kenya peaked at 19.1 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.6 %, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 109th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6 % | — |
| 2005 | 16.9 % | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 18.6 % | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.1 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 18.8 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 18 % | -4.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 18 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6 %, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 18 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.7 %, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.25 % | 15.6 % | 16.9 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.67 % | 18.3 % | 19.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.4 % | 18 % | 18.8 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 106 Bangladesh 18.1 % compare
- 106 Gabon 18.1 % compare
- 106 Tajikistan 18.1 % compare
- 109 Montenegro 18 % compare
- 111 Honduras 17.8 % compare
- 112 Nigeria 17.7 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Kenya?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Kenya was 18 % 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6 % in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Kenya ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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