What is the difference in number of deaths from stroke between Russian Federation and United States of America?

126,612 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs United States of America: Number of deaths from stroke

Russian Federation

300,930 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

174,318 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation rank

4th

United States of America rank

6th

Number of deaths from stroke over time

Russian Federation
United States of America

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 300,930 deaths against 174,318 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 126,612 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.7 times United States of America's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 6th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	471,701 deaths	154,949 deaths	316,752 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	340,978 deaths	146,698 deaths	194,279 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	293,690 deaths	173,260 deaths	120,430 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from stroke, Russian Federation or United States of America?: Russian Federation, at 300,930 deaths against 174,318 deaths in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from stroke between Russian Federation and United States of America?: 126,612 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths from stroke?: Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from stroke
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from stroke in both sexes.