Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Papua New Guinea
9.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tuvalu
8.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Tuvalu rank
13th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Tuvalu ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7124 deaths per 100,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Tuvalu as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Tuvalu ranks 13th 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.