Afghanistan vs China: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Afghanistan
3.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China
3.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
34th
China rank
36th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people in China, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 34th and China ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1268 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3022 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th and China ranks 36th 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 rheumatic heart diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.