Countries With the Lowest Premature NCD Mortality
Every country with a figure for premature ncd mortality, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Korea, Rep. (6.9%), Switzerland (7.5%) and Israel (7.6%). The middle country of the 185 has 18.8%.
What this measures
Mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease between ages 30 and 70 (%), in % probability, ages 30-70. Source: World Health Organization. For this measure, higher is worse.
The series ends in 2021.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2021–2021. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Premature NCD mortality | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Rep. | 6.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Switzerland | 7.5% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Israel | 7.6% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 7.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Norway | 7.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Sweden | 7.9% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Japan | 8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Australia | 8.3% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 9 | Cyprus | 8.5% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Iceland | 8.5% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Maldives | 9% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 12 | Italy | 9.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Belgium | 9.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Spain | 9.3% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Kuwait | 9.3% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 16 | Chile | 9.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 17 | Finland | 9.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Ireland | 9.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Canada | 9.7% | 2021 | North America |
| 20 | Malta | 9.8% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Austria | 9.9% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 9.9% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 23 | Netherlands | 9.9% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Albania | 10% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Puerto Rico (US) | 10.1% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | France | 10.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Colombia | 10.3% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | New Zealand | 10.3% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Singapore | 10.3% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 30 | Portugal | 10.5% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Denmark | 10.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Panama | 10.9% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 11% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 11.6% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 35 | Germany | 11.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Jordan | 11.6% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 37 | Slovenia | 11.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Lebanon | 11.9% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 39 | Greece | 12% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.1% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Qatar | 12.1% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | Peru | 12.3% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 12.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | El Salvador | 12.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Tunisia | 13% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 46 | Ecuador | 13.2% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Algeria | 13.3% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 48 | Argentina | 13.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 13.6% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 50 | United States | 13.7% | 2021 | North America |
| 51 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 13.9% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 13.9% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 53 | Barbados | 14% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 54 | Czechia | 14.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Brazil | 14.5% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Thailand | 14.5% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Guatemala | 14.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Oman | 14.6% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 59 | Bahrain | 14.8% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 61 | Belize | 15.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Turkiye | 15.4% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Estonia | 15.5% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | St. Lucia | 15.5% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Seychelles | 15.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Bhutan | 15.9% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 67 | China | 15.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Croatia | 15.9% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Paraguay | 16.1% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Mexico | 16.3% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Slovak Republic | 16.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 16.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Poland | 17% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Grenada | 17.1% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Cabo Verde | 17.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 17.4% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 17.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 79 | Uruguay | 17.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Cuba | 17.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Nigeria | 17.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Honduras | 17.8% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Kenya | 18% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 84 | Montenegro | 18% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 18.1% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 86 | Gabon | 18.1% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 18.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | West Bank and Gaza | 18.3% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 89 | Mauritania | 18.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 90 | Suriname | 18.7% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Venezuela, RB | 18.7% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Kyrgyz Republic | 18.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Tanzania | 18.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Botswana | 19% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Nepal | 19.4% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.5% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 19.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Libya | 19.8% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 99 | Lithuania | 19.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Bolivia | 19.9% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Malaysia | 19.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Rwanda | 20% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 20.1% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | Viet Nam | 20.1% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Comoros | 20.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Jamaica | 20.2% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Niger | 20.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.3% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Bahamas, The | 20.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 111 | Armenia | 20.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Djibouti | 20.6% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 113 | Serbia | 20.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Benin | 20.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Congo, Rep. | 21.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 21.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Sudan | 21.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.3% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 119 | Senegal | 21.4% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Romania | 21.5% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Uganda | 21.5% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Hungary | 21.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Mauritius | 21.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Gambia, The | 21.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Indonesia | 21.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 126 | Liberia | 22% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 127 | Morocco | 22% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 128 | Georgia | 22.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Ghana | 22.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Russian Federation | 22.4% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | South Sudan | 22.4% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Cambodia | 22.6% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Iraq | 22.7% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 135 | Latvia | 22.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | South Africa | 22.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Mali | 23% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Namibia | 23.1% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 23.4% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Chad | 23.4% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Guinea | 23.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | India | 23.6% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 143 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | Zambia | 23.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 23.7% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | Belarus | 23.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 23.9% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Myanmar | 24% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 149 | Cameroon | 24.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 24.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Angola | 24.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Moldova | 24.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Burundi | 24.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | Ukraine | 24.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Malawi | 24.9% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 156 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 25.1% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 158 | Guyana | 25.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 159 | Togo | 25.4% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Pakistan | 25.5% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Bulgaria | 25.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 25.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Yemen, Rep. | 25.8% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 164 | Madagascar | 25.9% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 165 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 26% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 166 | Mongolia | 26.3% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 167 | Lao PDR | 26.5% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Mozambique | 26.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 169 | Tonga | 26.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 170 | Eritrea | 27.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 171 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 27.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 28.5% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 30.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 174 | Zimbabwe | 31.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | Haiti | 31.6% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 176 | Philippines | 31.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Eswatini | 32.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 178 | Samoa | 32.3% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 32.7% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 180 | Lesotho | 36.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 36.8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 182 | Fiji | 37.9% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 183 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 40.5% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 40.6% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 185 | Kiribati | 44.1% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
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