Total NCD Deaths by country

Countries reporting
184
Highest
10.45 million
China
Lowest
458
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
43,140
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,312

What the numbers show

Total NCD Deaths is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 10.45 million in China; the lowest is 458 in Antigua and Barbuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 43,140, and the mean is 234,645.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,820.

Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 95.2%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 24.2%).

Total NCD Deaths: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 10.45 million 2021 up 16.4% rising
2 India 6.40 million 2021 up 34.9% rising
3 United States 2.67 million 2021 up 21.2% rising
4 Russia 1.53 million 2021 down 7.6% falling
5 Indonesia 1.38 million 2021 up 9.9% rising
6 Japan 1.18 million 2021 up 24.2% rising
7 Brazil 1.10 million 2021 up 28.7% rising
8 Germany 883,010 2021 up 16.0% rising
9 Pakistan 871,645 2021 up 17.6% rising
10 Philippines 622,232 2021 up 95.2% rising
11 Italy 578,784 2021 up 4.5% rising
12 Bangladesh 578,585 2021 up 32.6% rising
13 Ukraine 562,431 2021 down 3.6% falling
14 Mexico 554,963 2021 up 27.9% rising
15 Vietnam 550,202 2021 up 23.4% rising
16 United Kingdom 549,543 2021 up 12.0% flat
17 France 511,753 2021 up 8.7% rising
18 Egypt 479,399 2021 up 17.4% rising
19 Nigeria 467,816 2021 up 25.9% rising
20 Turkey 457,201 2021 up 33.1% rising
21 Thailand 429,571 2021 up 43.3% rising
22 Spain 377,695 2021 up 5.2% rising
23 Poland 371,390 2021 up 10.9% rising
24 Democratic Republic of Congo 296,469 2021 up 35.6% rising
25 Iran 291,685 2021 up 27.6% rising
26 South Africa 289,450 2021 up 17.7% rising
27 Myanmar 276,825 2021 up 12.1% rising
28 Canada 267,701 2021 up 22.9% rising
29 Ethiopia 262,593 2021 up 34.6% rising
30 Argentina 262,325 2021 up 6.0% rising
31 South Korea 245,782 2021 up 19.5% rising
32 Romania 238,770 2021 up 2.0% flat
33 North Korea 209,833 2021 up 13.6% rising
34 Colombia 208,862 2021 up 48.7% rising
35 Morocco 186,713 2021 up 39.4% rising
36 Uzbekistan 173,859 2021 down 12.3% flat
37 Algeria 162,463 2021 up 31.6% rising
38 Venezuela 155,951 2021 up 56.6% rising
39 Australia 155,629 2021 up 17.3% rising
40 Malaysia 153,024 2021 up 47.1% rising
41 Tanzania 143,547 2021 up 55.4% rising
42 Netherlands 133,765 2021 up 10.3% rising
43 Hungary 121,061 2021 up 2.8% flat
44 Peru 121,004 2021 up 50.2% rising
45 Greece 120,976 2021 up 16.8% rising
46 Sudan 118,821 2021 up 25.6% rising
47 Iraq 117,560 2021 up 45.0% rising
48 Afghanistan 116,655 2021 up 22.0% rising
49 Kenya 115,858 2021 up 38.1% rising
50 Bulgaria 114,072 2021 up 10.1% flat
51 Kazakhstan 111,944 2021 down 9.7% falling
52 Sri Lanka 111,316 2021 up 6.5% rising
53 Nepal 110,051 2021 up 30.9% rising
54 Chile 107,013 2021 up 28.0% rising
55 Cuba 102,635 2021 up 40.4% rising
56 Czechia 102,290 2021 up 5.7% flat
57 Ghana 101,835 2021 up 23.3% rising
58 Belarus 101,006 2021 down 16.8% falling
59 Serbia 99,456 2021 down 0.7% flat
60 Portugal 98,725 2021 up 10.5% rising
61 Angola 96,604 2021 up 43.2% rising
62 Yemen 93,281 2021 up 31.1% rising
63 Uganda 92,953 2021 up 35.4% rising
64 Madagascar 91,621 2021 up 32.8% rising
65 Mozambique 90,648 2021 up 28.2% rising
66 Belgium 84,993 2021 down 6.8% flat
67 Syria 80,291 2021 up 10.1% rising
68 Cambodia 78,473 2021 up 40.5% rising
69 Austria 78,440 2021 up 11.6% rising
70 Sweden 77,642 2021 down 4.1% falling
71 Cameroon 76,237 2021 up 19.8% rising
72 Cote d'Ivoire 74,800 2021 up 21.7% rising
73 Ecuador 72,302 2021 up 42.7% rising
74 Zimbabwe 58,754 2021 up 11.4% rising
75 Switzerland 58,662 2021 up 4.3% rising
76 Burkina Faso 57,902 2021 up 26.7% rising
77 Saudi Arabia 57,799 2021 up 23.1% rising
78 Malawi 56,396 2021 up 19.7% rising
79 Haiti 55,968 2021 up 18.6% rising
80 Niger 55,149 2021 up 45.5% rising
81 Mali 53,275 2021 up 19.6% rising
82 Finland 53,217 2021 up 14.8% rising
83 Somalia 52,702 2021 up 36.8% rising
84 Tunisia 50,718 2021 up 19.6% rising
85 Denmark 50,010 2021 up 6.7% falling
86 Slovakia 49,048 2021 up 6.1% flat
87 Croatia 48,516 2021 up 3.8% rising
88 Senegal 47,913 2021 up 23.6% rising
89 Guatemala 46,782 2021 up 20.0% rising
90 Zambia 43,550 2021 up 51.3% rising
91 Georgia 43,368 2021 down 10.4% flat
92 Bolivia 43,338 2021 up 9.2% rising
93 Dominican Republic 42,941 2021 up 36.7% rising
94 Azerbaijan 42,501 2021 down 24.2% flat
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42,062 2021 up 19.4% rising
96 Israel 41,347 2021 up 22.1% rising
97 Guinea 40,017 2021 up 12.9% rising
98 Rwanda 39,976 2021 up 44.7% rising
99 Chad 38,659 2021 up 22.6% rising
100 Lithuania 37,505 2021 up 2.5% flat
101 Benin 36,103 2021 up 21.7% rising
102 Norway 36,053 2021 up 0.3% falling
103 Moldova 35,378 2021 down 8.7% falling
104 Burundi 32,360 2021 up 32.6% rising
105 Papua New Guinea 31,821 2021 up 35.6% rising
106 New Zealand 30,978 2021 up 15.6% rising
107 Laos 29,873 2021 up 16.9% rising
108 Uruguay 29,305 2021 up 9.9% rising
109 Ireland 29,134 2021 up 14.0% rising
110 Honduras 29,092 2021 up 35.1% rising
111 South Sudan 29,007 2021 up 48.7% rising
112 Turkmenistan 28,819 2021 up 29.1% rising
113 Latvia 27,888 2021 up 6.9% falling
114 Togo 27,494 2021 up 24.4% rising
115 Puerto Rico 27,321 2021 down 4.4% rising
116 Armenia 25,755 2021 down 1.1% rising
117 Tajikistan 25,601 2021 up 1.8% rising
118 Libya 25,514 2021 up 24.1% rising
119 El Salvador 25,071 2021 up 15.6% rising
120 Sierra Leone 23,973 2021 up 19.0% rising
121 Kyrgyzstan 23,856 2021 down 16.7% flat
122 Paraguay 23,804 2021 up 33.6% rising
123 Lebanon 23,344 2021 up 37.4% rising
124 Albania 22,535 2021 up 24.4% rising
125 Jordan 21,322 2021 up 27.1% rising
126 Costa Rica 20,889 2021 up 38.8% rising
127 North Macedonia 19,677 2021 up 6.9% rising
128 Jamaica 18,535 2021 up 43.3% rising
129 Singapore 18,051 2021 up 22.4% rising
130 Slovenia 17,165 2021 up 6.7% rising
131 Mongolia 16,111 2021 up 11.7% rising
132 Panama 15,948 2021 up 43.4% rising
133 Estonia 15,318 2021 up 9.5% falling
134 Congo 14,698 2021 up 6.8% rising
135 Nicaragua 14,213 2021 down 2.1% rising
136 Eritrea 14,131 2021 up 15.9% rising
137 Central African Republic 13,911 2021 down 4.8% rising
138 Liberia 13,768 2021 up 12.6% rising
139 Palestine 13,176 2021 up 18.1% rising
140 Lesotho 11,393 2021 up 3.6% rising
141 Mauritania 10,994 2021 up 28.1% rising
142 Mauritius 9,750 2021 up 24.5% rising
143 United Arab Emirates 9,692 2021 up 58.0% rising
144 Oman 9,082 2021 up 13.6% rising
145 Trinidad and Tobago 8,895 2021 up 42.2% rising
146 Namibia 8,171 2021 up 29.8% rising
147 Cyprus 6,982 2021 up 21.4% rising
148 Gabon 6,905 2021 up 4.0% rising
149 Kuwait 6,732 2021 up 86.0% rising
150 Gambia 6,675 2021 up 30.0% rising
151 Botswana 6,436 2021 down 13.5% rising
152 Fiji 6,336 2021 up 9.0% rising
153 Guinea-Bissau 5,993 2021 up 19.3% rising
154 Montenegro 5,652 2021 down 3.9% rising
155 Eswatini 5,496 2021 up 23.2% rising
156 Equatorial Guinea 4,944 2021 up 43.0% rising
157 East Timor 4,767 2021 up 36.2% rising
158 Bahrain 4,555 2021 up 27.5% rising
159 Djibouti 4,129 2021 up 41.6% rising
160 Solomon Islands 3,967 2021 up 49.6% rising
161 Guyana 3,642 2021 down 4.9% rising
162 Malta 3,524 2021 up 18.5% rising
163 Luxembourg 3,461 2021 up 7.7% rising
164 Qatar 2,999 2021 up 17.8% rising
165 Comoros 2,738 2021 up 24.8% rising
166 Bahamas 2,725 2021 up 19.7% rising
167 Bhutan 2,711 2021 up 17.7% rising
168 Maldives 2,169 2021 up 77.9% rising
169 Iceland 2,158 2021 up 19.6% rising
170 Cape Verde 2,072 2021 up 48.4% rising
171 Barbados 2,069 2021 up 4.3% rising
172 Vanuatu 1,601 2021 up 26.5% rising
173 Brunei 1,588 2021 up 58.2% rising
174 Samoa 1,186 2021 up 23.7% rising
175 Belize 1,044 2021 up 19.5% rising
176 Saint Lucia 900 2021 up 34.3% rising
177 Kiribati 839 2021 up 28.9% rising
178 Grenada 779 2021 down 21.0% rising
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 749 2021 up 11.6% rising
180 Micronesia (country) 714 2021 up 23.3% rising
181 Sao Tome and Principe 663 2021 up 25.6% rising
182 Seychelles 641 2021 up 16.3% rising
183 Tonga 561 2021 up 7.9% rising
184 Antigua and Barbuda 458 2021 up 0.7% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Total NCD Deaths
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed