China vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

China
3.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
3.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China rank
36th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
33rd

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • China
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
02.557.510200020102021

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people in China, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.

China ranks 36th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
2000s 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people China
2010s 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2913 deaths per 100,000 people China
2020s 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2002 deaths per 100,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, China or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
China ranks 36th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 33rd 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.