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

Latest (2021)
32.63
Change on year
up 29.6%
World rank
59th
of 184 countries
All-time high
32.63
in 2021
All-time low
9.96
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Colombia, 2000–2021

1015202530352000201020212000: 14.32001: 142002: 132003: 13.62004: 13.42005: 13.62006: 12.92007: 12.62008: 11.82009: 11.62010: 11.22011: 10.92012: 10.82013: 112014: 10.32015: 10.52016: 10.72017: 10.22018: 10.22019: 102020: 25.22021: 32.6

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

Annual values for 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) in Colombia, 2000 to 2021.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +152.9% 9.96 25.19
2021 +29.6% 25.19 32.63

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,086 data points, 2000–2021
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