Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Burkina Faso
4.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lesotho
5.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Lesotho rank
25th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6574 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.72 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 Lesotho?
- 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 25th 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.