Cuba vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases

Cuba
442.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
403.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cuba rank
25th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
28th

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time

  • Cuba
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0100200300400200020102021

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 442.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 403.9 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 38.51 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 25th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 28th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 285.67 deaths per 100,000 people 261.82 deaths per 100,000 people 23.85 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba
2010s 320.79 deaths per 100,000 people 380.27 deaths per 100,000 people 59.48 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 415.01 deaths per 100,000 people 403.78 deaths per 100,000 people 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases, Cuba or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Cuba, at 442.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 403.9 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between Cuba and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
38.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cuba and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
Cuba ranks 25th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cuba vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/death-rate-from-cardiovascular-disease-ghe/cuba/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/death-rate-from-cardiovascular-disease-ghe/cuba/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">Cuba vs Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.