China vs Sierra Leone: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
China
3.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
3.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- China
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
China currently reports 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 194 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9969 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4811 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, China or Sierra Leone?
- China, at 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between China and Sierra Leone?
- 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do China and Sierra Leone rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- China ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.