Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in AFR
AFR: Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of was 534,293 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in AFR, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 534,293 for number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in AFR peaked at 534,293 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 323,204, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 323,204 | — |
| 2001 | 327,861 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 334,814 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 342,695 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 350,068 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 355,947 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 365,104 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 372,837 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 381,698 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 392,894 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 404,103 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 416,916 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 430,844 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 445,541 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 460,391 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 472,827 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 487,599 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 503,093 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 518,637 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 534,293 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 354,712 | 323,204 | 392,894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 467,424 | 404,103 | 534,293 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in AFR?
- Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in AFR was 534,293 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 534,293 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,204 in 2000.
- How does AFR rank for number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of?
- AFR ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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