Australia vs United States of America: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Australia
0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
141st
United States of America rank
144th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.0219 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 141st and United States of America ranks 144th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8304 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7288 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1016 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8137 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5711 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2426 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6777 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.615 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0628 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 United States of America?
- Australia, at 0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.0219 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Australia ranks 141st and United States of America ranks 144th 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.