Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Canada
Canada: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 8.36 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Canada stood at 8.36.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Canada peaked at 9.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.43, in 2001.
That places Canada 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.58 | — |
| 2001 | 4.43 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.47 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.68 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 5.17 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 5.26 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.98 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.19 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.14 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.44 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.22 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 5.5 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.39 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.24 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.59 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.71 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 5.02 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 5.46 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 4.73 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 9.6 | +102.7% |
| 2021 | 8.36 | -12.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 8.36 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 57% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Canada 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 | +102.7% | 4.73 | 9.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.94 | 4.43 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 4.71 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 | 8.36 | 9.6 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Canada?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Canada was 8.36 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Canada ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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