Austria vs Sweden: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group

Austria
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
1.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Austria rank
104th
Sweden rank
101st

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 104th and Sweden ranks 101st of 110 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 9.35 deaths per 100,000 people 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1960s 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1970s 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1980s 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1990s 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
2000s 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7236 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
2010s 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1109 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
2020s 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3594 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Austria and Sweden?
0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
Austria ranks 104th and Sweden ranks 101st of 110 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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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 20-24 years.