Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Japan
0.351 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
175th
Saudi Arabia rank
173rd

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
0.40.60.811.2200020102021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0246 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

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

Japan ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7343 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9626 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2283 deaths per 100,000 people Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.4843 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4315 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0528 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 0.3543 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3706 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0164 deaths per 100,000 people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
0.0246 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Japan ranks 175th 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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.