Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in WPR
WPR: Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of was 3.38 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in WPR, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
WPR recorded 3.38 million 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in WPR peaked at 3.38 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.39 million, 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 WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.39 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.45 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.50 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.65 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.71 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.90 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.94 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.97 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.01 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.05 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.29 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.38 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 million | 2.39 million | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 million | 2.86 million | 3.38 million | 10 |
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- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 12.94 (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in WPR?
- Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in WPR was 3.38 million 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2000.
- How does WPR rank for number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of?
- WPR ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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