Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Myanmar
Myanmar: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 20.23 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Myanmar, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Myanmar stood at 20.23. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Myanmar peaked at 41.23 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.23, in 2019.
That places Myanmar 93rd out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.23 | — |
| 2001 | 41.2 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.69 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 38.39 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 36.85 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 35.76 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 34.67 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 34.08 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.23 | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 33.13 | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 32.1 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 31.35 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.82 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 28.53 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 26.99 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 25.36 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 23.93 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 22.87 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.23 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 20.23 | -4.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 20.23 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.34, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 20.23 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.51, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +31.3% | 25.23 | 33.13 |
| 2008 | -26.0% | 34.08 | 25.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.02 | 25.23 | 41.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.24 | 20.23 | 32.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Myanmar?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Myanmar was 20.23 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.23 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Myanmar ranks 93rd out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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