Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Sao Tome and Principe
3.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
3.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe rank
41st
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9015 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.139 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0742 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.