Health Outcomes

Health Outcomes

Mortality rates, disease prevalence, and health indicators

Life Expectancy

78.98yrs

+3.3 since 2019

As of 2024

Infant Mortality

5.4/1k

↓ 1.4 vs 2019

Diabetes Prev.

23.1%

Target: 15% by 2030

As of 2024

Obesity Prev.

40.1%

WHO measured BMI

As of 2024

Mortality & incidence trends

Each panel on its own scale — units differ

Infant mortality (per 1k live births)5.4

Maternal mortality (per 100k live births)7

CVD mortality (per 100k)181

Cancer incidence (per 100k)89

Source: WHO GHO · World Bank · GASTAT Health Survey · 2024

NCD burden: metabolic disease is rising while CVD falls

Change 2015 → 2024, each indicator in its own units

Diabetes prevalence (%)up 13% since 2015
20.5 2015
23.1 2024
Obesity prevalence (%)up 16% since 2015
34.7 2015
40.1 2024
CVD mortality (/100k)down 21% since 2015
228 2015
181 2024
Cancer incidence (/100k)up 25% since 2015
71 2015
89 2024

Each row is drawn on its own scale — values are not comparable across rows (units differ); read the labelled endpoints. Gray dot = 2015, colored dot = 2024.

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Data sources: MOH · GASTAT · World Bank · WHO · Last aggregated: May 2026

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