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Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex by country

Countries reporting
182
Highest
2.57 million
China
Lowest
88.6
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
9,127
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
3,900

What the numbers show

Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 2.57 million in China; the lowest is 88.6 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 9,127, and the mean is 51,077.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29,059.

Over the past decade 172 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 82.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 13.3%).

Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 2.57 million 2019 up 21.1% rising
2 India 920,555 2019 up 41.8% rising
3 United States of America 617,651 2019 up 7.3% rising
4 Japan 403,695 2019 up 13.4% rising
5 Russian Federation 313,691 2019 down 1.0% flat
6 Brazil 246,044 2019 up 33.9% rising
7 Germany 228,811 2019 up 4.3% rising
8 Indonesia 223,628 2019 up 35.5% rising
9 France 182,100 2019 up 11.1% rising
10 Italy 172,725 2019 up 3.4% rising
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165,704 2019 up 2.9% rising
12 Pakistan 124,328 2019 up 32.9% rising
13 Türkiye 122,270 2019 up 37.7% rising
14 Thailand 118,147 2019 up 25.4% rising
15 Viet Nam 115,762 2019 up 22.5% rising
16 Poland 110,704 2019 up 11.4% rising
17 Spain 109,727 2019 up 3.1% rising
18 Bangladesh 109,439 2019 up 26.2% rising
19 Ukraine 95,943 2019 down 12.5% falling
20 Korea 88,997 2019 up 16.1% rising
21 Mexico 85,711 2019 up 25.4% rising
22 Egypt 85,226 2019 up 19.9% rising
23 Canada 81,565 2019 up 13.7% rising
24 Nigeria 72,034 2019 up 37.8% rising
25 Philippines 69,011 2019 up 40.6% rising
26 Argentina 66,079 2019 up 5.5% rising
27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 61,063 2019 up 56.1% rising
28 South Africa 56,845 2019 up 10.9% rising
29 Romania 51,727 2019 up 8.5% rising
30 Myanmar 51,041 2019 up 18.4% rising
31 Ethiopia 50,022 2019 up 38.6% rising
32 Australia 47,617 2019 up 16.8% rising
33 Netherlands 47,144 2019 up 9.5% rising
34 Colombia 45,466 2019 up 34.1% rising
35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38,857 2019 up 46.8% rising
36 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 36,943 2019 up 23.1% rising
37 Peru 36,355 2019 up 33.2% rising
38 Morocco 33,845 2019 up 46.9% rising
39 Kenya 33,028 2019 up 51.8% rising
40 Hungary 31,654 2019 down 1.2% flat
41 Greece 30,892 2019 up 5.8% rising
42 Algeria 30,349 2019 up 39.5% rising
43 Belgium 29,153 2019 up 3.4% rising
44 Portugal 29,030 2019 up 6.2% rising
45 Czechia 28,853 2019 up 1.8% flat
46 Malaysia 28,346 2019 up 51.2% rising
47 Chile 27,958 2019 up 20.7% rising
48 Tanzania, United Republic of 26,473 2019 up 44.4% rising
49 Cuba 26,175 2019 up 21.4% rising
50 Serbia 26,020 2019 up 5.7% rising
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25,999 2019 up 27.5% rising
52 Sweden 23,084 2019 up 2.6% rising
53 Kazakhstan 21,876 2019 down 3.2% falling
54 Austria 21,704 2019 up 6.4% rising
55 Uganda 21,595 2019 up 56.5% rising
56 Sri Lanka 19,044 2019 up 42.5% rising
57 Nepal 19,040 2019 up 40.7% rising
58 Belarus 18,858 2019 down 7.7% falling
59 Switzerland 18,768 2019 up 13.6% rising
60 Sudan 17,892 2019 up 44.6% rising
61 Bulgaria 17,211 2019 down 2.4% rising
62 Mozambique 17,099 2019 up 40.8% rising
63 Uzbekistan 16,652 2019 up 33.2% rising
64 Denmark 16,374 2019 up 0.3% rising
65 Afghanistan 15,565 2019 up 38.0% rising
66 Slovakia 15,486 2019 up 28.6% rising
67 Ghana 15,364 2019 up 45.0% rising
68 Iraq 15,004 2019 up 53.5% rising
69 Ecuador 14,640 2019 up 16.4% rising
70 Croatia 13,774 2019 up 2.6% rising
71 Syrian Arab Republic 13,742 2019 up 12.4% rising
72 Malawi 13,442 2019 up 32.7% rising
73 Finland 12,824 2019 up 15.4% rising
74 Madagascar 12,804 2019 up 38.4% rising
75 Cambodia 12,160 2019 up 45.9% rising
76 Israel 12,152 2019 up 16.6% rising
77 Norway 11,424 2019 up 2.9% flat
78 Zimbabwe 10,876 2019 up 16.6% rising
79 Dominican Republic 10,715 2019 up 46.6% rising
80 Saudi Arabia 10,614 2019 up 51.3% rising
81 Cameroon 10,460 2019 up 33.7% rising
82 Angola 10,449 2019 up 41.0% rising
83 Côte d'Ivoire 10,341 2019 up 30.2% rising
84 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10,259 2019 up 40.0% rising
85 Tunisia 10,246 2019 up 27.1% rising
86 New Zealand 10,060 2019 up 20.4% rising
87 Mali 9,842 2019 up 32.0% rising
88 Burkina Faso 9,452 2019 up 56.3% rising
89 Guatemala 9,422 2019 up 31.6% rising
90 Yemen 9,210 2019 up 45.7% rising
91 Haiti 9,173 2019 up 32.3% rising
92 Ireland 9,080 2019 up 9.0% rising
93 Lebanon 9,078 2019 up 66.8% rising
94 Uruguay 8,853 2019 up 9.9% rising
95 Lithuania 8,549 2019 up 4.8% rising
96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,407 2019 up 5.6% rising
97 Somalia 8,335 2019 up 28.6% rising
98 Azerbaijan 8,310 2019 up 28.7% rising
99 Singapore 7,898 2019 up 36.7% rising
100 Senegal 7,729 2019 up 35.2% rising
101 Rwanda 7,707 2019 up 44.1% rising
102 Papua New Guinea 7,464 2019 up 37.0% rising
103 Niger 7,217 2019 up 51.8% rising
104 Zambia 7,039 2019 up 37.1% rising
105 Republic of Moldova 6,982 2019 up 6.7% rising
106 Slovenia 6,448 2019 up 10.4% rising
107 Burundi 6,422 2019 up 39.4% rising
108 Georgia 6,312 2019 up 13.2% rising
109 South Sudan 6,275 2019 up 26.4% rising
110 Honduras 6,098 2019 up 45.6% rising
111 Latvia 6,080 2019 down 3.4% flat
112 Jordan 6,075 2019 up 61.4% rising
113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5,896 2019 up 30.5% rising
114 Benin 5,869 2019 up 37.6% rising
115 Chad 5,792 2019 up 38.9% rising
116 Paraguay 5,436 2019 up 32.4% rising
117 Guinea 5,151 2019 up 23.7% rising
118 Costa Rica 5,146 2019 up 39.9% rising
119 Armenia 5,105 2019 down 6.9% rising
120 North Macedonia 4,869 2019 up 4.5% rising
121 Albania 4,649 2019 down 13.3% rising
122 Jamaica 4,570 2019 up 10.0% rising
123 El Salvador 4,452 2019 up 5.2% rising
124 Kyrgyzstan 4,390 2019 up 6.0% rising
125 Turkmenistan 4,218 2019 up 22.1% rising
126 Mongolia 4,160 2019 up 32.4% rising
127 Nicaragua 4,065 2019 up 19.7% rising
128 Estonia 3,869 2019 up 7.4% rising
129 Tajikistan 3,847 2019 up 29.1% rising
130 Libya 3,558 2019 up 25.1% rising
131 Panama 3,383 2019 up 33.7% rising
132 Togo 3,352 2019 up 37.6% rising
133 Sierra Leone 3,246 2019 up 33.4% rising
134 Liberia 2,385 2019 up 35.1% rising
135 United Arab Emirates 2,103 2019 up 82.6% rising
136 Trinidad and Tobago 2,073 2019 up 3.0% rising
137 Mauritania 1,889 2019 up 29.4% rising
138 Central African Republic 1,872 2019 up 1.4% flat
139 Kuwait 1,815 2019 up 77.6% rising
140 Eritrea 1,761 2019 up 21.3% rising
141 Oman 1,750 2019 up 32.1% rising
142 Cyprus 1,600 2019 up 8.3% rising
143 Mauritius 1,440 2019 up 36.4% rising
144 Congo 1,417 2019 up 43.7% rising
145 Lesotho 1,414 2019 up 23.1% rising
146 Montenegro 1,266 2019 up 8.7% rising
147 Namibia 1,206 2019 up 26.5% rising
148 Luxembourg 1,187 2019 up 10.7% rising
149 Botswana 1,044 2019 up 35.1% rising
150 Gabon 1,017 2019 up 28.5% rising
151 Malta 1,007 2019 up 16.4% rising
152 Guinea-Bissau 779.91 2019 up 26.3% rising
153 Fiji 759.07 2019 up 21.7% rising
154 Barbados 748.94 2019 up 18.7% rising
155 Qatar 715.54 2019 up 75.2% rising
156 Guyana 684.96 2019 up 31.7% rising
157 Gambia 679.36 2019 up 46.3% rising
158 Iceland 639.68 2019 up 12.3% rising
159 Bahrain 639.63 2019 up 47.5% rising
160 Eswatini 601.92 2019 up 3.0% rising
161 Timor-Leste 536 2019 up 52.2% rising
162 Equatorial Guinea 512.41 2019 up 47.0% rising
163 Djibouti 508.06 2019 up 48.2% rising
164 Cape Verde 504.79 2019 up 60.6% rising
165 Bhutan 499.67 2019 up 36.2% rising
166 Brunei Darussalam 432.63 2019 up 48.3% rising
167 Bahamas 410.22 2019 up 34.9% rising
168 Comoros 375.31 2019 up 43.2% rising
169 Solomon Islands 351.64 2019 up 49.3% rising
170 Belize 249.26 2019 up 58.6% rising
171 Maldives 239.75 2019 up 20.5% rising
172 Saint Lucia 233.77 2019 up 45.7% rising
173 Grenada 207.04 2019 down 1.4% rising
174 Samoa 177.36 2019 up 11.3% rising
175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 174.36 2019 up 42.5% rising
176 Seychelles 171.73 2019 up 26.4% rising
177 Vanuatu 145.65 2019 up 37.3% rising
178 Antigua and Barbuda 134.94 2019 up 49.0% rising
179 Kiribati 133.92 2019 up 26.7% rising
180 Tonga 121.11 2019 up 11.9% rising
181 Micronesia, Federated States of 117.69 2019 up 27.1% rising
182 Sao Tome and Principe 88.6 2019 up 45.3% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
195 places, 3,900 data points, 2000–2019
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