Malaysia vs Sweden: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Malaysia
5.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
5.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malaysia rank
167th
Sweden rank
169th
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Malaysia
- Sweden
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 169th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4047 deaths per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Malaysia or Sweden?
- Malaysia, at 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Malaysia and Sweden?
- 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malaysia and Sweden rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Malaysia ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 169th 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.