Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 34.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Brazil stood at 34.09. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.5% on the previous year and up 142.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Brazil peaked at 34.09 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.96, in 2012.
That places Brazil 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.68 | — |
| 2001 | 17.91 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 17.18 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 16.62 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.02 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.43 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 15.14 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 14.68 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.19 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 14.4 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.22 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.07 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.96 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.43 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.32 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.62 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.73 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.17 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 13.99 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 14.03 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.54 | +82.1% |
| 2021 | 34.09 | +33.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 34.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 2.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 34.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.98, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +82.1% | 14.03 | 25.54 |
| 2021 | +33.5% | 25.54 | 34.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.03 | 14.19 | 18.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.26 | 13.96 | 14.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.82 | 25.54 | 34.09 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Brazil?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Brazil was 34.09 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.09 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.96 in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Brazil ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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