Australia vs Belgium: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Australia
0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Belgium
0.6748 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
141st
Belgium rank
138th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.6748 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0402 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 141st and Belgium ranks 138th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8304 deaths per 100,000 people 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3837 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2010s 0.8137 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9209 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1072 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2020s 0.6777 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6309 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0468 deaths per 100,000 people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Australia or Belgium?
Belgium, at 0.6748 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Australia and Belgium?
0.0402 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Australia ranks 141st and Belgium ranks 138th 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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Indicator
Death rate from rheumatic 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 rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.