Dominican Republic vs United States: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Dominican Republic
15.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States
14.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
123rd
United States rank
124th
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Dominican Republic
- United States
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 123rd and United States ranks 124th of 194 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 16.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 15.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Dominican Republic or United States?
- Dominican Republic, at 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Dominican Republic and United States?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and United States rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Dominican Republic ranks 123rd and United States ranks 124th 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.