Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Tonga
Tonga: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 26.9 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
26.9 %
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
17th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29 %
in 2000
All-time low
25.7 %
in 2020
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Tonga, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Tonga stood at 26.9 %.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Tonga peaked at 29 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.7 %, in 2020.
That places Tonga 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29 % | — |
| 2005 | 27.2 % | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 27.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 26 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 25.7 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.9 % | +4.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 26.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.4 %, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 26.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.25 %, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1 % | 27.2 % | 29 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.73 % | 26 % | 27.4 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.3 % | 25.7 % | 26.9 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 14 Papua New Guinea 28.5 % compare
- 15 Somalia 27.6 % compare
- 16 Eritrea 27.3 % compare
- 18 Mozambique 26.6 % compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26.5 % compare
- 19 Laos 26.5 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Tonga?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Tonga was 26.9 % 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 29 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 % in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Tonga ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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