Nigeria vs Viet Nam: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases

Nigeria
20.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Viet Nam
20.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria rank
100th
Viet Nam rank
102nd

Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time

  • Nigeria
  • Viet Nam
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 102nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 26.01 deaths per 100,000 people 21.84 deaths per 100,000 people 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people Nigeria
2010s 19.69 deaths per 100,000 people 21.18 deaths per 100,000 people 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people Viet Nam
2020s 20.54 deaths per 100,000 people 19.43 deaths per 100,000 people 1.11 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, Nigeria or Viet Nam?
Nigeria, at 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Viet Nam as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Nigeria and Viet Nam?
0.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Viet Nam?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Viet Nam rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
Nigeria ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 102nd 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.