Share of deaths from noncommunicable diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 34.6%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13 pp.
2000–2021 · % of total deaths
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.6 | −0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 35 | +0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 34.1 | — |
| 2015 | 31.3 | — |
| 2010 | 27.6 | — |
| 2000 | 21.5 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Sao Tome and Principe
59.3
Gabon
37.6
Cameroon
35.7
Angola
35.3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
34.6
Republic of the Congo
34
Equatorial Guinea
31.9
Chad
23.5
Central African Republic
22.8
The share of deaths from noncommunicable diseases in the total number of deaths during a year. This group takes in cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and the remaining conditions that do not pass from person to person. The three shares — noncommunicable diseases, infections and injuries — together make up a hundred percent, so they have to be read only together: a rise in one share means a fall in the other two and does not by itself say that people started dying of that cause more often.
Important: There are no aggregates by country group: the correct weight is the total number of deaths, and all we have is the death rate, not the absolute number. A share, not a level: in countries with high life expectancy it is close to 90% because infections have been beaten.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of all deaths is accounted for by infections, and also by conditions of pregnancy and childbirth and by undernutrition.
Mortality Share of deaths from injuriesWhat part of all deaths is accounted for by external causes: road accidents, falls, poisonings, homicides and suicides.
Diseases Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseasesThe chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.