India vs Pakistan: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

India
14.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Pakistan
17.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
1st

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 17.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people in India, a difference of 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times India's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 19.57 deaths per 100,000 people 27.18 deaths per 100,000 people 7.62 deaths per 100,000 people Pakistan
2010s 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people 20.52 deaths per 100,000 people 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people Pakistan
2020s 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, India or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 17.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between India and Pakistan?
3.59 deaths per 100,000 people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 1st 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.