Australia vs Canada: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Australia
2.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Canada
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
81st
Canada rank
82nd
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 81st and Canada ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 7.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1717 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5529 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9302 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2084 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Australia and Canada?
- 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Australia ranks 81st and Canada ranks 82nd 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 by age group. 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 less than 1 year.