Iceland vs Korea: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Iceland
0.1107 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea
0.1678 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland rank
190th
Korea rank
188th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Iceland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.1678 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1107 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.0571 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 190th and Korea ranks 188th of 194 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4945 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5798 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0852 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2162 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2621 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0459 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1556 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1748 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Iceland or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.1678 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1107 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Iceland and Korea?
- 0.0571 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Iceland ranks 190th and Korea ranks 188th 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.