Burkina Faso vs North Korea: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Burkina Faso
4.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
North Korea
4.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
28th
North Korea rank
27th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Burkina Faso
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and North Korea ranks 27th of 194 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8836 deaths per 100,000 people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2081 deaths per 100,000 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Burkina Faso or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and North Korea rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th and North Korea ranks 27th 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.