Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Malawi
41.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zimbabwe
45.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malawi rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
23rd
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 45.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 41.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0281 deaths per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 35.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 42.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 45.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 41.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Malawi ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd 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.