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Headline data

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
Year Value
1996 535.9
1997 510.98
1998 497.46
1999 522.65
2000 475.54
2001 452.43
2002 478.41
2003 466.6
2004 467.7
2005 440.77
2006 447.16
2007 457.31
2008 443.16
2009 453.71
2010 456.82
2011 441.82
2012 429.32
2013 449.89
2014 437.56
2015 449.71
2016 472.14
2017 432.1
2018 408.95
2019 412.9
2020 402.05
2021 397.28

Source: Directorate of Health

Geographical Area: Iceland

Unit of Measurement: Rate per 100,000 population

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Iceland statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Icelandic statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Icelandic-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Unit of measurement

Rate per 100,000 population
Comments and limitations

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
Target number

3.4
Global indicator description

Probability of dying between the ages of 30 and 70 years from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases, defined as the per cent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from 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.
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 72.6 KB) opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Directorate of Health
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1981
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Link to data source MORTIS - Death statistics opens in a new window
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

mottaka@landlaeknir.is

Source 2

Organisation

Statistics Iceland
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1996
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Link to data source Deaths by causes of deaths (ICD-10), sex and age 1996-2017 opens in a new window
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

information@statice.is
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