Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 14.72 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Ireland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Ireland stood at 14.72. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 153.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Ireland peaked at 14.72 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 2013.
That places Ireland 117th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.46 | — |
| 2001 | 8.76 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 8.7 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.84 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.07 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 8.16 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.21 | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 6.89 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.36 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.8 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.59 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.53 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.31 | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 5.91 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 5.78 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.89 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.52 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 10.14 | +83.8% |
| 2021 | 14.72 | +45.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 14.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 14.72 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.75, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Ireland 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 | +83.8% | 5.52 | 10.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.01 | 6.21 | 9.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.43 | 10.14 | 14.72 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Ireland?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Ireland was 14.72 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.72 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Ireland ranks 117th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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