Ireland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Ireland
0.5877 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.6032 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ireland rank
147th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
145th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.50.7511.21.5200020102021

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.6032 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5877 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.0155 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 147th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 145th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0701 deaths per 100,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.6965 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6825 deaths per 100,000 people 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people Ireland
2020s 0.5947 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6774 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0827 deaths per 100,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Ireland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.6032 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5877 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0155 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Ireland ranks 147th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 145th 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.