Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 6.09 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
6.09
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
11.37
in 2000
All-time low
6.09
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Western Pacific (WHO region), 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Western Pacific (WHO region) stood at 6.09. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 11.37 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.09, in 2019.
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 Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.37 | — |
| 2001 | 10.67 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 10.05 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 9.51 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.02 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.72 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.54 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.31 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.02 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.81 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.58 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.13 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 6.97 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.87 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.68 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.41 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.21 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.09 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2 | 7.81 | 11.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.86 | 6.09 | 7.58 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO region)
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 61.79 compare
- 8 South Sudan 61.51 compare
- 9 Mali 60.79 compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 59 compare
- 11 Guinea 58.53 compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 57.74 compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 57.51 compare
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,464 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 159,013 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 214 (2025)
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- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 6.09 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 Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.37 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.09 in 2019.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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