Health · Western Africa

Nigeria Premature NCD Mortality

17.7%as of 2021Modelled-1.1% vs 2020

Probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 8 Aug 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2021 · WHO

History

most recent 12 periods · WHO
PeriodPremature NCD Mortality
202117.7%
202017.9%
201917.1%
201817.1%
201717.1%
201617.3%
201517.4%
201417.6%
201317.9%
201218%
201118.1%
201018.3%

Premature NCD Mortality across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryPremature NCD MortalityPeriod
Kenya18%2021
South Africa22.7%2021
Egypt26%2021
Ghana22.2%2021
Ethiopia16.8%2021
Tanzania18.8%2021

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