Malta vs Sweden: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Malta
0.1836 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
0.2205 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malta rank
185th
Sweden rank
183rd
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2205 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1836 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0369 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9423 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6283 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3141 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.4231 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4238 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1997 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2462 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0465 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2205 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1836 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.0369 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Malta ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.