New Zealand vs Saint Lucia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
New Zealand
1.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saint Lucia
1.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand rank
95th
Saint Lucia rank
92nd
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- New Zealand
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 95th and Saint Lucia ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2992 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0195 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1245 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, New Zealand or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between New Zealand and Saint Lucia?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saint Lucia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Saint Lucia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- New Zealand ranks 95th and Saint Lucia ranks 92nd 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.