Greece vs Japan: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Greece
0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
0.351 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Greece rank
176th
Japan rank
175th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
00.20.40.60.81200020102021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Greece ranks 176th and Japan ranks 175th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.072 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7343 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6623 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4843 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2218 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 0.4109 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3543 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0566 deaths per 100,000 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Greece or Japan?
Japan, at 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Greece and Japan?
0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Greece ranks 176th and Japan ranks 175th 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
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.