Portugal vs United States of America: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Portugal
0.625 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal rank
142nd
United States of America rank
144th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Portugal
- United States of America
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.0123 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 144th of 194 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7288 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.381 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.7586 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5711 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1875 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.6504 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.615 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0355 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Portugal or United States of America?
- Portugal, at 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Portugal and United States of America?
- 0.0123 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Portugal ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 144th 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.