Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from ischaemic heart disease

Cook Islands
101.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
99.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cook Islands rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
91st

Death rate from ischaemic heart disease over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 101.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 99.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Cook Islands ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 108.63 deaths per 100,000 people 97 deaths per 100,000 people 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people Cook Islands
2010s 100.16 deaths per 100,000 people 104.07 deaths per 100,000 people 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2020s 99.85 deaths per 100,000 people 99.98 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1305 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from ischaemic heart disease, Cook Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Cook Islands, at 101.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 99.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from ischaemic heart disease between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
2.61 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from ischaemic heart disease?
Cook Islands ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st 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 ischaemic heart disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease
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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from ischaemic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.