Ghana vs Romania: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Ghana
1.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Romania
1.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana rank
97th
Romania rank
100th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Ghana
- Romania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 97th and Romania ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3345 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3832 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0641 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Ghana or Romania?
- Ghana, at 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Ghana and Romania?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Romania rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Ghana ranks 97th and Romania ranks 100th 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.