Namibia vs Uganda: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Namibia
1.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uganda
1.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Namibia rank
75th
Uganda rank
73rd

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Namibia
  • Uganda
01234200020102021

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Namibia ranks 75th and Uganda ranks 73rd of 194 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0303 deaths per 100,000 people Namibia
2010s 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3308 deaths per 100,000 people Namibia
2020s 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people 0.111 deaths per 100,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Namibia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Namibia and Uganda?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Namibia ranks 75th and Uganda ranks 73rd 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

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.