Samoa vs Somalia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases

Samoa
6.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia
6.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa rank
19th
Somalia rank
20th

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time

  • Samoa
  • Somalia
02468200020102021

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Samoa ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 20th of 194 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people Somalia
2010s 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1013 deaths per 100,000 people Somalia
2020s 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2469 deaths per 100,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Samoa or Somalia?
Samoa, at 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Samoa and Somalia?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Somalia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Somalia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Samoa ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 20th 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

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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.