Egypt vs United States of America: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases
Egypt
305.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
United States of America
276.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Egypt rank
33rd
United States of America rank
36th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time
- Egypt
- United States of America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 305.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 276.6 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 28.58 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
Egypt ranks 33rd and United States of America ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 511.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 350.97 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 179.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 472.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 293.15 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 242.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 417.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 175.46 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1990s | 304.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 362.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.34 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 249.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 294.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.52 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 279.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 257.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases, Egypt or United States of America?
- Egypt, at 305.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 276.6 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between Egypt and United States of America?
- 28.58 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
- Egypt ranks 33rd and United States of America ranks 36th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged all ages.