North Macedonia - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

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

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Year Value
2000 3.09
2010 1.68
2015 1.82
2019 1.28

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

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

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Year Value
2000 4.08
2010 3.08
2015 2.84
2019 2.58

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

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.

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Year Value
2000 92.83
2010 95.24
2015 95.34
2019 96.13

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in North Macedonia was 17.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.50 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 24.10
2001 22.90
2002 23.20
2003 22.70
2004 22.30
2005 22.30
2006 22.60
2007 23.00
2008 21.80
2009 21.00
2010 20.30
2011 20.50
2012 19.90
2013 18.90
2014 19.30
2015 18.90
2016 18.50
2017 18.20
2018 17.80
2019 17.50

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in North Macedonia was 27.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.10 in 2002, while its lowest value was 27.90 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 36.30
2001 36.50
2002 37.10
2003 35.60
2004 33.90
2005 34.30
2006 35.00
2007 34.50
2008 33.10
2009 33.40
2010 32.90
2011 32.70
2012 31.50
2013 30.60
2014 30.60
2015 30.00
2016 29.50
2017 28.90
2018 28.40
2019 27.90

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in North Macedonia was 22.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.20 in 2002, while its lowest value was 22.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 30.20
2001 29.80
2002 30.20
2003 29.20
2004 28.10
2005 28.30
2006 28.80
2007 28.70
2008 27.40
2009 27.20
2010 26.60
2011 26.60
2012 25.70
2013 24.80
2014 24.90
2015 24.50
2016 24.00
2017 23.60
2018 23.20
2019 22.70

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 64.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 103.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 82.20

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in North Macedonia was 0.500 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.400 in 2007.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.700
2001 0.600
2002 0.800
2003 0.600
2004 0.700
2005 0.600
2006 0.600
2007 0.400
2008 0.900
2009 0.600
2010 0.600
2011 0.800
2012 0.500
2013 0.400
2014 0.600
2015 0.500
2016 0.500
2017 0.500
2018 0.500
2019 0.500

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in North Macedonia was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2012.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.400
2001 0.300
2002 0.500
2003 0.300
2004 0.400
2005 0.400
2006 0.600
2007 0.400
2008 0.200
2009 0.500
2010 0.500
2011 0.200
2012 0.100
2013 0.500
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in North Macedonia was 0.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.60 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.40 in 2013.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.00
2001 1.00
2002 1.10
2003 1.00
2004 1.00
2005 0.70
2006 0.60
2007 0.50
2008 1.60
2009 0.70
2010 0.70
2011 1.30
2012 0.80
2013 0.40
2014 0.80
2015 0.80
2016 0.80
2017 0.80
2018 0.80
2019 0.80

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in North Macedonia was 4.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.90 in 2004 and a minimum value of 3.70 in 2011.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.50
2001 4.90
2002 5.80
2003 5.20
2004 6.90
2005 4.80
2006 4.90
2007 5.30
2008 5.20
2009 4.80
2010 4.00
2011 3.70
2012 6.00
2013 3.90
2014 4.70
2015 4.70
2016 4.70
2017 4.80
2018 4.80
2019 4.80

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in North Macedonia was 13.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.70 in 2001 and a minimum value of 10.10 in 2010.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 13.10
2001 20.70
2002 13.70
2003 13.00
2004 14.30
2005 12.40
2006 14.40
2007 13.50
2008 13.70
2009 14.50
2010 10.10
2011 11.10
2012 13.90
2013 15.60
2014 13.80
2015 13.70
2016 13.80
2017 13.80
2018 13.90
2019 13.90

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in North Macedonia was 9.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.80 in 2001 and a minimum value of 7.10 in 2010.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 9.30
2001 12.80
2002 9.70
2003 9.10
2004 10.60
2005 8.60
2006 9.70
2007 9.40
2008 9.40
2009 9.70
2010 7.10
2011 7.40
2012 10.00
2013 9.70
2014 9.30
2015 9.20
2016 9.30
2017 9.30
2018 9.40
2019 9.40

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in North Macedonia was 5.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.80 in 2013 and a minimum value of 5.10 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 8.20
2001 5.40
2002 8.80
2003 6.40
2004 7.80
2005 7.10
2006 7.00
2007 8.60
2008 8.10
2009 8.00
2010 8.10
2011 8.50
2012 6.60
2013 9.80
2014 6.40
2015 7.40
2016 6.40
2017 6.10
2018 5.20
2019 5.10

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors