Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Egypt
3.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
3.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Egypt rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
39th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Egypt
  • Sierra Leone
0246200020102021

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 194 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people Egypt
2010s 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4808 deaths per 100,000 people Egypt
2020s 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0811 deaths per 100,000 people Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Egypt ranks 40th 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

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.