Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases

Ecuador
16.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nicaragua
16.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador rank
116th
Nicaragua rank
115th

Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 16.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Ecuador ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 194 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 15.27 deaths per 100,000 people 12.64 deaths per 100,000 people 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
2010s 25.07 deaths per 100,000 people 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people 10.74 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
2020s 18.05 deaths per 100,000 people 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6324 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 16.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
Ecuador ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 115th 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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Indicator
Death rate from hypertensive heart 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 age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.