Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases

Gambia
32.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
32.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Gambia rank
51st
Guinea-Bissau rank
52nd

Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 32.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.92 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 51st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 42 deaths per 100,000 people 43.65 deaths per 100,000 people 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 36.84 deaths per 100,000 people 36.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7649 deaths per 100,000 people Gambia
2020s 34.3 deaths per 100,000 people 34.84 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5399 deaths per 100,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Gambia, at 32.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.92 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
Gambia ranks 51st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd 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
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.