Botswana vs Namibia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Botswana
1.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Namibia
1.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Botswana rank
72nd
Namibia rank
75th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
0123200020102021

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 75th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5198 deaths per 100,000 people Namibia
2010s 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3029 deaths per 100,000 people Botswana
2020s 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0395 deaths per 100,000 people Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Botswana or Namibia?
Botswana, at 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Botswana and Namibia?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Botswana ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 75th 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.