Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Netherlands

Netherlands: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 16.46 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16.46
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
108th
of 184 countries
All-time high
17.56
in 2020
All-time low
5.29
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

57.51012.51517.52000201020212000: 7.22001: 6.62002: 6.62003: 6.82004: 6.52005: 7.22006: 6.92007: 6.72008: 6.82009: 7.12010: 6.52011: 6.42012: 6.72013: 5.92014: 5.32015: 5.82016: 5.32017: 5.72018: 6.32019: 5.72020: 17.62021: 16.5

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 Netherlands is 16.46, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 156.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Netherlands peaked at 17.56 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.29, in 2016.

Netherlands ranks 108th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 7.23
2001 6.58 -9.0%
2002 6.56 -0.2%
2003 6.84 +4.2%
2004 6.54 -4.3%
2005 7.18 +9.7%
2006 6.92 -3.6%
2007 6.7 -3.1%
2008 6.83 +1.8%
2009 7.08 +3.8%
2010 6.46 -8.8%
2011 6.42 -0.5%
2012 6.72 +4.6%
2013 5.91 -12.1%
2014 5.29 -10.4%
2015 5.82 +9.9%
2016 5.29 -9.0%
2017 5.73 +8.3%
2018 6.29 +9.6%
2019 5.68 -9.6%
2020 17.56 +209.0%
2021 16.46 -6.2%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 16.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 16.46 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.75, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Netherlands 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 +209.0% 5.68 17.56

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.85 6.54 7.23 10
2010s 5.96 5.29 6.72 10
2020s 17.01 16.46 17.56 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 105 Cape Verde 16.78 compare
  2. 106 Belize 16.68 compare
  3. 107 United States 16.55 compare
  4. 109 Malaysia 16.25 compare
  5. 110 Portugal 15.44 compare
  6. 111 Croatia 15.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Netherlands?
Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Netherlands was 16.46 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 17.56 in 2020.
What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 5.29 in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
Netherlands ranks 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 156.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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