Eritrea vs Somalia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Eritrea
6.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia
6.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Eritrea rank
21st
Somalia rank
20th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4424 deaths per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 6.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1274 deaths per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4179 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Eritrea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Eritrea ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.