United States of America vs Zambia: Death rate from ischaemic heart disease

United States of America
74.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
74.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America rank
132nd
Zambia rank
131st

Death rate from ischaemic heart disease over time

  • United States of America
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 74.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 74.02 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 131st of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 108.22 deaths per 100,000 people 48.66 deaths per 100,000 people 59.56 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2010s 77.56 deaths per 100,000 people 57.17 deaths per 100,000 people 20.39 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2020s 74.01 deaths per 100,000 people 73.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9432 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from ischaemic heart disease, United States of America or Zambia?
Zambia, at 74.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 74.02 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from ischaemic heart disease between United States of America and Zambia?
0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do United States of America and Zambia rank globally for death rate from ischaemic heart disease?
United States of America ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 131st 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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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.