Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Syria

Syria: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 21.3 % in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
21.3 %
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
72nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
27.9 %
in 2000
All-time low
21.3 %
in 2021
Years of data
7
2000–2021

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

01020302000201020212000: 27.9 %2005: 23.7 %2010: 22.2 %2015: 22.5 %2019: 22 %2020: 22.3 %2021: 21.3 %

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

Analysis

Syria recorded 21.3 % 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 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Syria peaked at 27.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.3 %, in 2021.

Syria ranks 72nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability) in Syria, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 27.9 % —
2005 23.7 % -15.1%
2010 22.2 % -6.3%
2015 22.5 % +1.4%
2019 22 % -2.2%
2020 22.3 % +1.4%
2021 21.3 % -4.5%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 21.3 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.4 %, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 21.3 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.6 %, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.8 % 23.7 % 27.9 % 2
2010s 22.23 % 22 % 22.5 % 3
2020s 21.8 % 21.3 % 22.3 % 2

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 69 Romania 21.5 % compare
  2. 69 Uganda 21.5 % compare
  3. 71 Senegal 21.4 % compare
  4. 72 Syrian Arab Republic 21.3 % compare
  5. 74 Congo 21.2 % compare
  6. 74 Kazakhstan 21.2 % compare
  7. 74 Sudan 21.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Syria?
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Syria was 21.3 % 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 Syria?
The highest recorded value was 27.9 % in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 21.3 % in 2021.
How does Syria rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
Syria ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria 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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