Colombia vs United States of America: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Colombia
8.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
8.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
48th
United States of America rank
49th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Colombia
- United States of America
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1953 it was United States of America ahead.
Colombia ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 30.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 49.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 36.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 14.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6204 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 11.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4115 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Colombia or United States of America?
- Colombia, at 8.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Colombia and United States of America?
- 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Colombia ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 49th 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.