Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 47.72 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
47.72
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
35th
of 184 countries
All-time high
81.29
in 2001
All-time low
47.72
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Kenya, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Kenya stood at 47.72. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Kenya peaked at 81.29 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47.72, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 35th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.04 | — |
| 2001 | 81.29 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.4 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 80.07 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.01 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 77.3 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 75.4 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 73.65 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 70.8 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 69.02 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 66.63 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 64.74 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 64.01 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.35 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 61.03 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 58.2 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 56.35 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 53.08 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 48.85 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 47.72 | -2.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 47.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.34, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 47.72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.13, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8 | 69.02 | 81.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3 | 47.72 | 66.63 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Kenya?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Kenya was 47.72 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 81.29 in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.72 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Kenya ranks 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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