Cameroon vs Latvia: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Cameroon
30.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
31.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
62nd
Latvia rank
61st
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Cameroon
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 31.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 62nd and Latvia ranks 61st of 194 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 32.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 31.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Cameroon or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 31.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Cameroon and Latvia?
- 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Latvia rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd and Latvia ranks 61st 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 hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.