Ghana vs Maldives: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Ghana
27.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Maldives
27.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana rank
77th
Maldives rank
75th
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Ghana
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 27.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 77th and Maldives ranks 75th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 27.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Ghana or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 27.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Ghana and Maldives?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Maldives rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Ghana ranks 77th and Maldives ranks 75th 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.