ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n was 1,129 in 2021. ▼ Falling
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Americas (WHO region), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Americas (WHO region) is 1,129, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 2,180 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,129, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,180 | — |
| 2001 | 2,068 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1,985 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,901 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,817 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,743 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,667 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1,609 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,549 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1,495 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1,486 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,404 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,360 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,328 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,299 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,269 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,278 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,228 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,205 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,180 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,139 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,129 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,801 | 1,495 | 2,180 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,304 | 1,180 | 1,486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,134 | 1,129 | 1,139 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Americas (WHO region)?
- Ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Americas (WHO region) was 1,129 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,180 in 2000.
- What is the lowest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,129 in 2021.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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