Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Papua New Guinea
9.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zimbabwe
7.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Zimbabwe rank
14th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th 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.