Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Fiji
7.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
9.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Fiji rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Fiji, a difference of 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8112 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Fiji as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Fiji ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th 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
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.