Cook Islands vs Iraq: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Cook Islands
1.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iraq
1.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cook Islands rank
78th
Iraq rank
80th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Cook Islands
- Iraq
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 80th of 194 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5928 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2239 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0876 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Cook Islands or Iraq?
- Cook Islands, at 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Cook Islands and Iraq?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Iraq?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cook Islands and Iraq rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Cook Islands ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 80th 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.