Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Côte d'Ivoire
1.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Africa
1.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Côte d'Ivoire rank
66th
South Africa rank
69th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
0123200020102021

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th of 194 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3982 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4183 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1324 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th 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.