Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 17.7 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 17.7 %, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Nigeria peaked at 20.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.1 %, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 112th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.9 % | — |
| 2005 | 19.4 % | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 18.3 % | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 17.4 % | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 17.1 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 17.7 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.15 % | 19.4 % | 20.9 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6 % | 17.1 % | 18.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.8 % | 17.7 % | 17.9 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 109 Kenya 18 % compare
- 109 Montenegro 18 % compare
- 111 Honduras 17.8 % compare
- 113 Cuba 17.6 % compare
- 114 Azerbaijan 17.4 % compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 17.4 % compare
- 114 Uruguay 17.4 % compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0659 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1408 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Nigeria?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Nigeria was 17.7 % 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1 % in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Nigeria ranks 112th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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