Rwanda vs South Sudan: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases

Rwanda
37.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Sudan
37.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Rwanda rank
37th
South Sudan rank
38th

Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time

  • Rwanda
  • South Sudan
20406080100200020102021

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 37.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 37.04 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Rwanda ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 38th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 88 deaths per 100,000 people 33.07 deaths per 100,000 people 54.93 deaths per 100,000 people Rwanda
2010s 53.08 deaths per 100,000 people 31.68 deaths per 100,000 people 21.4 deaths per 100,000 people Rwanda
2020s 37.13 deaths per 100,000 people 37.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2398 deaths per 100,000 people South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Rwanda or South Sudan?
Rwanda, at 37.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 37.04 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Rwanda and South Sudan?
0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Rwanda and South Sudan rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
Rwanda ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 38th 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.