Costa Rica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Costa Rica
0.5582 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
149th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
151st

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.511.5200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.5582 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.0479 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 149th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 151st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
2000s 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4425 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 0.8201 deaths per 100,000 people 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2301 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 0.4222 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5175 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0953 deaths per 100,000 people Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Costa Rica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Costa Rica, at 0.5582 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
0.0479 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Costa Rica ranks 149th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 151st 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.