Korea vs Nicaragua: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Korea
0.1678 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nicaragua
0.123 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea rank
188th
Nicaragua rank
189th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Korea
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.1678 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0448 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Korea ranks 188th and Nicaragua ranks 189th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5798 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8408 deaths per 100,000 people 0.261 deaths per 100,000 people Nicaragua
2010s 0.2621 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3426 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0805 deaths per 100,000 people Nicaragua
2020s 0.1748 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1173 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0576 deaths per 100,000 people Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Korea or Nicaragua?
Korea, at 0.1678 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Korea and Nicaragua?
0.0448 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea and Nicaragua rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Korea ranks 188th and Nicaragua ranks 189th 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.