Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Georgia 93.35 2019
2 Azerbaijan 90.25 2019
3 Turkey 90.17 2019
4 China 89.63 2019
5 Russia 89.31 2019
6 Armenia 88.63 2019
7 Lebanon 88.55 2019
8 Kazakhstan 86.68 2019
9 Bahrain 86.10 2019
10 Israel 85.45 2019
11 Uzbekistan 85.18 2019
12 Japan 84.79 2019
13 Brunei 84.67 2019
14 Mongolia 82.72 2019
15 Sri Lanka 82.52 2019
16 Kyrgyz Republic 81.59 2019
17 Vietnam 81.37 2019
18 Iran 81.31 2019
19 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 80.40 2019
20 Oman 79.79 2019
21 Jordan 79.61 2019
22 Kuwait 79.37 2019
23 Korea 77.91 2019
24 United Arab Emirates 77.10 2019
25 Qatar 76.89 2019
26 Thailand 76.58 2019
27 Indonesia 76.33 2019
28 Syrian Arab Republic 75.21 2019
29 Singapore 75.02 2019
30 Malaysia 73.44 2019
31 Saudi Arabia 73.41 2019
32 Tajikistan 73.19 2019
33 Bhutan 72.74 2019
34 Turkmenistan 72.30 2019
35 Myanmar 71.14 2019
36 Bangladesh 70.26 2019
37 Philippines 69.75 2019
38 Cambodia 67.72 2019
39 Iraq 66.89 2019
40 Nepal 66.46 2019
41 India 65.93 2019
42 Lao PDR 65.34 2019
43 Pakistan 59.86 2019
44 Timor-Leste 53.08 2019
45 Yemen 50.36 2019
46 Afghanistan 49.78 2019

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Limitations and Exceptions: The limited availability of data on health status is a major constraint in assessing the health situation in developing countries. Surveillance data are lacking for many major public health concerns. Estimates of prevalence and incidence are available for some diseases but are often unreliable and incomplete. National health authorities differ widely in capacity and willingness to collect or report information. To compensate for this and improve reliability and international comparability, the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares estimates in accordance with epidemiological models and statistical standards.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on cause of death are compiled by the WHO, based mainly on data from national vital registry systems, as well as sample registration systems, population laboratories, and epidemiological analysis of specific conditions. Data are classified based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision. Data have been carefully analyzed to take into account incomplete coverage of vital registration and the likely differences in cause of death patterns that would be expected in undercovered and often poorer subpopulations. Special attention has also been paid to misattribution or miscoding of causes of death in cardiovascular diseases, cancer, injuries, and general ill-defined categories. For further information, consult the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual