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

Singapore: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 21.66 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
21.66
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
88th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.51
in 2019
All-time low
12.58
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

05101520252000201020212000: 14.12001: 12.62002: 15.72003: 16.92004: 16.62005: 17.92006: 15.92007: 16.22008: 16.32009: 18.22010: 18.52011: 18.52012: 192013: 20.52014: 212015: 21.42016: 212017: 21.82018: 22.22019: 22.52020: 20.32021: 21.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 21.66 for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in 2021.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Singapore peaked at 22.51 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.58, in 2001.

Singapore ranks 88th 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 Singapore, 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 Singapore, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 14.11
2001 12.58 -10.9%
2002 15.73 +25.1%
2003 16.93 +7.6%
2004 16.64 -1.7%
2005 17.89 +7.5%
2006 15.86 -11.4%
2007 16.17 +2.0%
2008 16.3 +0.8%
2009 18.21 +11.8%
2010 18.52 +1.7%
2011 18.49 -0.1%
2012 18.99 +2.7%
2013 20.51 +8.0%
2014 20.95 +2.2%
2015 21.4 +2.1%
2016 20.99 -1.9%
2017 21.79 +3.8%
2018 22.23 +2.0%
2019 22.51 +1.3%
2020 20.25 -10.0%
2021 21.66 +6.9%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 21.66 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 21.66 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.51, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.04 12.58 18.21 10
2010s 20.64 18.49 22.51 10
2020s 20.96 20.25 21.66 2

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 85 Bolivia 21.98 compare
  2. 86 India 21.76 compare
  3. 87 Bangladesh 21.71 compare
  4. 89 Bulgaria 21.64 compare
  5. 90 Guatemala 21.61 compare
  6. 91 Cambodia 21.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Singapore?
Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Singapore was 21.66 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 Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 22.51 in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 12.58 in 2001.
How does Singapore rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
Singapore ranks 88th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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
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CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,086 data points, 2000–2021
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