Premature NCD mortality by country, 2023
The chance that a 30-year-old would die before age 70 from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease, if current death rates for these causes continued (SDG indicator 3.4.1). WHO estimate.
185 places ranked for 2023. Highest: Guyana (45.2%). Lowest: South Korea (6.6%). The median is 18.9%.
Highest 10
- 1. Guyana 45.2%
- 2. Central African Republic 40.1%
- 3. Solomon Islands 38.1%
- 4. Kiribati 37.7%
- 5. Lesotho 36.8%
- 6. Vanuatu 36.0%
- 7. Fiji 33.0%
- 8. Afghanistan 32.8%
- 9. Micronesia 32.3%
- 10. Zimbabwe 31.5%
Lowest 10
- 185. South Korea 6.6%
- 184. United Arab Emirates 6.8%
- 183. Qatar 6.9%
- 182. Switzerland 7.1%
- 181. Sweden 7.6%
- 180. Norway 7.6%
- 179. Luxembourg 7.9%
- 178. Japan 7.9%
- 177. Israel 8.0%
- 176. Singapore 8.3%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 185. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
In short
- Among the 185 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is Guyana (45.2%) and the lowest South Korea (6.6%).
- Half of the countries are above 18.9% and half below.
- From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 57 countries and fell in 118.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 45.2% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 40.1% | 2023 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 38.1% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Kiribati | 37.7% | 2023 | |
| 5 | Lesotho | 36.8% | 2023 | |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 36.0% | 2023 | |
| 7 | Fiji | 33.0% | 2023 | |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 32.8% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Micronesia | 32.3% | 2023 | |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 31.5% | 2023 | |
| 11 | Haiti | 30.7% | 2023 | |
| 12 | Eswatini | 29.3% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.3% | 2023 | |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 28.2% | 2023 | |
| 15 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 27.9% | 2023 | |
| 16 | Yemen | 25.6% | 2023 | |
| 17 | Tonga | 25.4% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Egypt | 25.0% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Ukraine | 25.0% | 2023 | |
| 20 | South Africa | 24.9% | 2023 | |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.9% | 2023 | |
| 22 | Mozambique | 24.4% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Moldova | 24.2% | 2023 | |
| 24 | Pakistan | 24.0% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.0% | 2023 | |
| 26 | Chad | 23.9% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Eritrea | 23.9% | 2023 | |
| 28 | Malawi | 23.9% | 2023 | |
| 29 | Laos | 23.8% | 2023 | |
| 30 | Samoa | 23.7% | 2023 | |
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | 23.5% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Liberia | 23.4% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Belarus | 23.3% | 2023 | |
| 34 | Russia | 23.3% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Myanmar | 23.2% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Cambodia | 23.0% | 2023 | |
| 37 | Mongolia | 22.9% | 2023 | |
| 38 | Philippines | 22.9% | 2023 | |
| 39 | Togo | 22.9% | 2023 | |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.7% | 2023 | |
| 41 | India | 22.7% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Montenegro | 22.7% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 22.6% | 2023 | |
| 44 | Mauritius | 22.4% | 2023 | |
| 45 | Sudan | 22.4% | 2023 | |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 22.3% | 2023 | |
| 47 | Guinea | 22.2% | 2023 | |
| 48 | Mali | 22.0% | 2023 | |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 22.0% | 2023 | |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.9% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Grenada | 21.8% | 2023 | |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 21.8% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 21.7% | 2023 | |
| 54 | Burundi | 21.7% | 2023 | |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.7% | 2023 | |
| 56 | Namibia | 21.6% | 2023 | |
| 57 | Zambia | 21.6% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Cameroon | 21.4% | 2023 | |
| 59 | North Korea | 21.4% | 2023 | |
| 60 | Indonesia | 21.3% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Senegal | 21.1% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Uganda | 21.1% | 2023 | |
| 63 | Angola | 21.0% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Hungary | 21.0% | 2023 | |
| 65 | Ghana | 20.7% | 2023 | |
| 66 | Latvia | 20.6% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Libya | 20.5% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Belize | 20.4% | 2023 | |
| 69 | Niger | 20.4% | 2023 | |
| 70 | Suriname | 20.3% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 20.2% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Iraq | 20.2% | 2023 | |
| 73 | Georgia | 20.1% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 20.1% | 2023 | |
| 75 | Serbia | 20.1% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Madagascar | 20.0% | 2023 | |
| 77 | Gambia | 19.9% | 2023 | |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 19.8% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Venezuela | 19.8% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Gabon | 19.6% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 19.5% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Malaysia | 19.5% | 2023 | |
| 83 | Rwanda | 19.5% | 2023 | |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 19.4% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Romania | 19.4% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 19.3% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Seychelles | 19.1% | 2023 | |
| 88 | Nigeria | 19.0% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Paraguay | 19.0% | 2023 | |
| 90 | Benin | 18.9% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Jamaica | 18.9% | 2023 | |
| 92 | Syria | 18.9% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Viet Nam | 18.9% | 2023 | |
| 94 | Morocco | 18.8% | 2023 | |
| 95 | South Sudan | 18.7% | 2023 | |
| 96 | Mauritania | 18.6% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Honduras | 18.5% | 2023 | |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.3% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Nepal | 18.2% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Tanzania | 18.0% | 2023 | |
| 101 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 17.7% | 2023 | |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 17.7% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Bahamas | 17.6% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Armenia | 17.3% | 2023 | |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 17.2% | 2023 | |
| 106 | Kenya | 17.1% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Lithuania | 17.1% | 2023 | |
| 108 | Guatemala | 16.8% | 2023 | |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 16.7% | 2023 | |
| 110 | Comoros | 16.6% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.4% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Botswana | 16.4% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Cuba | 16.4% | 2023 | |
| 114 | Uruguay | 16.4% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Poland | 16.3% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Brunei | 15.9% | 2023 | |
| 117 | Bhutan | 15.7% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 15.7% | 2023 | |
| 119 | El Salvador | 15.7% | 2023 | |
| 120 | Slovakia | 15.5% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Bolivia | 15.4% | 2023 | |
| 122 | Mexico | 15.4% | 2023 | |
| 123 | China | 15.3% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Croatia | 15.2% | 2023 | |
| 125 | Djibouti | 15.0% | 2023 | |
| 126 | Brazil | 14.6% | 2023 | |
| 127 | Argentina | 14.5% | 2023 | |
| 128 | Maldives | 14.4% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Saudi Arabia | 14.4% | 2023 | |
| 130 | Thailand | 14.2% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Türkiye | 14.1% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | 14.0% | 2023 | |
| 133 | Estonia | 13.9% | 2023 | |
| 134 | West Bank and Gaza | 13.9% | 2023 | |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 13.2% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Algeria | 13.0% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Czechia | 13.0% | 2023 | |
| 138 | Iran | 12.6% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Lebanon | 12.6% | 2023 | |
| 140 | United States | 12.6% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.5% | 2023 | |
| 142 | Albania | 12.0% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Oman | 11.9% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Barbados | 11.7% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Tunisia | 11.6% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Jordan | 11.2% | 2023 | |
| 147 | Germany | 11.1% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Panama | 10.9% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Slovenia | 10.9% | 2023 | |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 10.9% | 2023 | |
| 151 | Bahrain | 10.6% | 2023 | |
| 152 | Ecuador | 10.5% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Greece | 10.5% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Peru | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Portugal | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| 156 | Puerto Rico (US) | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 10.2% | 2023 | |
| 158 | Chile | 10.0% | 2023 | |
| 159 | New Zealand | 9.9% | 2023 | |
| 160 | Colombia | 9.8% | 2023 | |
| 161 | France | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 162 | Canada | 9.6% | 2023 | |
| 163 | Denmark | 9.5% | 2023 | |
| 164 | Finland | 9.5% | 2023 | |
| 165 | Netherlands | 9.5% | 2023 | |
| 166 | Austria | 9.3% | 2023 | |
| 167 | Malta | 9.0% | 2023 | |
| 168 | Spain | 9.0% | 2023 | |
| 169 | Cyprus | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| 170 | Kuwait | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| 171 | Belgium | 8.7% | 2023 | |
| 172 | Iceland | 8.7% | 2023 | |
| 173 | Ireland | 8.5% | 2023 | |
| 174 | Australia | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 175 | Italy | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 176 | Singapore | 8.3% | 2023 | |
| 177 | Israel | 8.0% | 2023 | |
| 178 | Japan | 7.9% | 2023 | |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 7.9% | 2023 | |
| 180 | Norway | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| 181 | Sweden | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| 182 | Switzerland | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 183 | Qatar | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 185 | South Korea | 6.6% | 2023 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2023, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2023 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by WHO; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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