Australia vs Portugal: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Australia
0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
0.625 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
141st
Portugal rank
142nd
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 141st and Portugal ranks 142nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8304 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2794 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8137 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7586 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0551 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6777 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6504 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0273 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 Portugal?
- Australia, at 0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Australia ranks 141st and Portugal ranks 142nd 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.