ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n was 3,497 in 2021. ▼ Falling
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 3,497 for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 6,080 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,497, 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,080 | — |
| 2001 | 5,917 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 5,750 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 5,605 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,471 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 5,327 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,186 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 5,055 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 4,911 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4,770 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 4,642 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4,513 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 4,406 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,274 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 4,134 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4,015 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3,906 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,816 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3,730 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,654 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3,579 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3,497 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,407 | 4,770 | 6,080 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,109 | 3,654 | 4,642 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,538 | 3,497 | 3,579 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 3,497 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,080 in 2000.
- What is the lowest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,497 in 2021.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (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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