Mauritius vs Nigeria: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases

Mauritius
20.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria
20.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritius rank
101st
Nigeria rank
100th

Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time

  • Mauritius
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mauritius ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 100th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 30.54 deaths per 100,000 people 26.01 deaths per 100,000 people 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people Mauritius
2010s 33.12 deaths per 100,000 people 19.69 deaths per 100,000 people 13.43 deaths per 100,000 people Mauritius
2020s 20.54 deaths per 100,000 people 20.54 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0024 deaths per 100,000 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Mauritius or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Mauritius and Nigeria?
0.52 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mauritius and Nigeria rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
Mauritius ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 100th 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.