Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Yemen
Yemen: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 25.8 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 25.8 %, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Yemen peaked at 31 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.8 %, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 24th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31 % | — |
| 2005 | 29 % | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 27.1 % | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 26 % | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 26.3 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.2 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 25.8 % | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 % | 29 % | 31 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.47 % | 26 % | 27.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.5 % | 25.8 % | 27.2 % | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Yemen?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Yemen was 25.8 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 31 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8 % in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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