Egypt vs Zambia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Egypt
3.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
3.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Egypt rank
40th
Zambia rank
43rd

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
0246200020102021

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people Egypt
2010s 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people Egypt
2020s 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3363 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 Zambia?
Egypt, at 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Egypt and Zambia?
0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Egypt ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd 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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.