Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs South Sudan: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Sudan
4.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
27th
South Sudan rank
29th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • South Sudan
02468200020102021

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 7.13 deaths per 100,000 people 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5253 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or South Sudan?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Sudan?
0.48 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Sudan rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 29th 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
Last refreshed

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