nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.036 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate 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 0.036 for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 0.064 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.064 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0622 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0604 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0588 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0573 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0557 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0542 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0527 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0512 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0497 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0483 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0469 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0457 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0443 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0428 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0415 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0404 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0394 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0385 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0377 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.036 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0566 | 0.0497 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0425 | 0.0377 | 0.0483 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 | 0.036 | 0.0369 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 0.036 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.064 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 2021.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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