Health · Southern Africa

South Africa Premature NCD Mortality

22.7%as of 2021Modelled-1.7% 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
202122.7%
202023.1%
201921.6%
201822.6%
201723%
201624.1%
201524.6%
201424.5%
201324.2%
201224.7%
201124.9%
201026.2%

Premature NCD Mortality across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryPremature NCD MortalityPeriod
Nigeria17.7%2021
Kenya18%2021
Egypt26%2021
Ghana22.2%2021
Ethiopia16.8%2021
Tanzania18.8%2021

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