Greece vs Saudi Arabia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Greece
0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Greece rank
176th
Saudi Arabia rank
173rd

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Greece
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.0272 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Greece ranks 176th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.072 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9626 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8906 deaths per 100,000 people Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4315 deaths per 100,000 people 0.169 deaths per 100,000 people Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.4109 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3706 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0403 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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.3756 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 Saudi Arabia?
0.0272 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Greece and Saudi Arabia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Greece ranks 176th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd 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

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.