Bangladesh vs India: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Bangladesh
12.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
India
14.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
4th
India rank
2nd
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.93 deaths per 100,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 13.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.93 deaths per 100,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Bangladesh and India?
- 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd 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.