Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 12.44 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Puerto Rico stood at 12.44.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Puerto Rico peaked at 12.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.84, in 2017.
Puerto Rico ranks 131st of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.61 | — |
| 2001 | 12.02 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 11.68 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.35 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 11.07 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.23 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.81 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 10.69 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.22 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 10.49 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.21 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 9.26 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.79 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 8.55 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.02 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 8.03 | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 8.31 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.84 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 8.2 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.19 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.81 | +56.4% |
| 2021 | 12.44 | -2.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 12.44 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 12.44 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.98, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Puerto Rico 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 | +56.4% | 8.19 | 12.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.12 | 10.22 | 12.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.54 | 7.84 | 9.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.62 | 12.44 | 12.81 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Puerto Rico?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Puerto Rico was 12.44 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 12.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.84 in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Puerto Rico ranks 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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