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NCD Share of Deaths by African country
Mauritius has the highest share of deaths from non-communicable diseases of any African country, at 80.9%, ahead of Morocco and Algeria.
Share of total deaths caused by non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021.
Mauritius
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| # | Country | NCD Share of Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 80.9% | |
| 2 | Morocco | 74% | |
| 3 | Algeria | 73.9% | |
| 4 | Seychelles | 69% | |
| 5 | Egypt | 64.2% | |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 64.1% | |
| 7 | Libya | 62.7% | |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59.3% | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 56.9% | |
| 10 | Eritrea | 51.6% | |
| 11 | Rwanda | 50.3% | |
| 12 | Comoros | 49.7% | |
| 13 | Senegal | 47.7% | |
| 14 | Ghana | 46.8% | |
| 15 | Djibouti | 46.6% | |
| 16 | Togo | 43.5% | |
| 17 | Sudan | 42.9% | |
| 18 | Mauritania | 42.7% | |
| 19 | Madagascar | 40% | |
| 20 | Malawi | 39.6% | |
| 21 | Burundi | 38.8% | |
| 22 | Tanzania | 38.8% | |
| 23 | Gambia | 38.6% | |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 38.3% | |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 38.3% | |
| 26 | Kenya | 37.8% | |
| 27 | Gabon | 37.6% | |
| 28 | South Africa | 37.2% | |
| 29 | Uganda | 36.9% | |
| 30 | Benin | 36.2% | |
| 31 | Cameroon | 35.7% | |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.7% | |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 35.6% | |
| 34 | Angola | 35.3% | |
| 35 | Liberia | 35% | |
| 36 | Eswatini | 34.8% | |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.6% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 34.5% | |
| 39 | Lesotho | 34.1% | |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 34% | |
| 41 | Guinea | 33% | |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.9% | |
| 43 | Zambia | 31.2% | |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.8% | |
| 45 | Mozambique | 30.6% | |
| 46 | Namibia | 29.9% | |
| 47 | Mali | 29.2% | |
| 48 | South Sudan | 28.9% | |
| 49 | Botswana | 28.3% | |
| 50 | Nigeria | 27.7% | |
| 51 | Somalia | 25.1% | |
| 52 | Niger | 23.9% | |
| 53 | Chad | 23.5% | |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 22.8% |
Seychelles
Egypt
Cabo Verde
Libya
Sao Tome and Principe
Tunisia
Eritrea
Rwanda
Comoros
Senegal
Ghana
Djibouti
Togo
Sudan
Mauritania
Madagascar
Malawi
Burundi
Tanzania
Gambia
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Kenya
Gabon
South Africa
Uganda
Benin
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Angola
Liberia
Eswatini
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sierra Leone
Lesotho
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Zambia
Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Namibia
Mali
South Sudan
Botswana
Nigeria
Somalia
Niger
Chad
Central African RepublicGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest NCD Share of Deaths figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
Mauritius has the highest share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Africa at 80.9% (2021), followed by Morocco and Algeria.
Which African country has the lowest share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
Central African Republic has the lowest share of deaths from non-communicable diseases of the 54 African countries with data, at 22.8% (2021).
How many African countries report NCD Share of Deaths data?
54 of 54 African countries have a NCD Share of Deaths figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=ncd_mortality_share_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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