Mauritania vs Senegal: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Mauritania
1.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Senegal
1.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritania rank
77th
Senegal rank
74th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 77th and Senegal ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3309 deaths per 100,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1885 deaths per 100,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1234 deaths per 100,000 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Mauritania ranks 77th and Senegal ranks 74th 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.