Countries with the Highest Risk of Death from Chronic Disease 2021
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Kiribati leads in Chronic disease mortality, ages 30-70 (%) with 44.10 in 2021.
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Average Chronic disease mortality, ages 30-70 (%) in 2021: 32.44 · median: 31.75.
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Gap in 2021: Kiribati is 1.7× larger than Mongolia.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest Risk of Death from Chronic Disease 2021
The 20 countries where adults face the highest probability of dying from a chronic disease between the ages of 30 and 70 in 2021. Kiribati is highest at 44.1%, followed by the Solomon Islands at 40.6% and Micronesia at 40.5%. The measure covers cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease. 2021 is the most recent year published, covering 185 countries.
Analysis
The median country carries an 18.8% risk, so an adult in Kiribati is roughly 2.3 times as likely to die of one of these four diseases before 70. The lowest of the 185 measured is South Korea at 6.9%.
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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2021 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Chronic disease mortality, ages 30-70 (%)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2021.
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