Kenya vs South Africa: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Kenya
1.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Africa
1.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
70th
South Africa rank
69th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2442 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0801 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0106 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Kenya or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Kenya ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 69th 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
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.