Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 25.07 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2019
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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 25.07, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 42.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.07, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.77 | — |
| 2001 | 41.89 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 40.78 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 39.33 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 38.52 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 36.7 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 36.59 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.96 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 35.21 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.52 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 34.62 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.57 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.85 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.2 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.12 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 27.98 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 26.97 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 26.34 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 25.53 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 25.07 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.23 | 34.52 | 42.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.33 | 25.07 | 34.62 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 25.07 in 2019, 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.77 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.07 in 2019.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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