Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 32.63 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Colombia is 32.63, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 200.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Colombia peaked at 32.63 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.96, in 2019.
That places Colombia 59th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.26 | — |
| 2001 | 13.95 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.04 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 13.57 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 13.4 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.61 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.92 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.82 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.58 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.19 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.87 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.85 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.96 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.31 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 10.53 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.17 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 10.21 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.96 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 25.19 | +152.9% |
| 2021 | 32.63 | +29.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 32.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 32.63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.98, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Colombia 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 | +152.9% | 9.96 | 25.19 |
| 2021 | +29.6% | 25.19 | 32.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.08 | 11.58 | 14.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 | 9.96 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.91 | 25.19 | 32.63 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Colombia?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Colombia was 32.63 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.63 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.96 in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Colombia ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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