Portugal vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Portugal
0.625 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.6032 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal rank
142nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
145th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6032 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0218 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Portugal ranks 142nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 145th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0135 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2010s 0.7586 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6825 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0761 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal
2020s 0.6504 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6774 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0269 deaths per 100,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Portugal or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Portugal, at 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6032 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0218 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Portugal ranks 142nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 145th 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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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.