Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex by country

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.

Countries reporting
111
Highest
697.89 deaths per 100,000 people
Uzbekistan
Lowest
68.37 deaths per 100,000 people
Oman
Median
169.39 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,885

What the numbers show

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 697.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 68.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Oman.

The median across all reporting countries is 169.39 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 219.73 deaths per 100,000 people.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 52.7%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 59.8%).

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 697.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 17.1% rising
2 Ukraine 597.4 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 18.7% rising
3 Kyrgyzstan 592.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 3.2% rising
4 Republic of Moldova 587.3 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 3.7% flat
5 Belarus 557.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 15.8% rising
6 Egypt 535.05 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 up 7.6% rising
7 Bulgaria 525.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 0.7% rising
8 Turkmenistan 523.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2015 down 32.2% falling
9 Fiji 504.13 deaths per 100,000 people 2012 down 32.2% flat
10 Azerbaijan 470.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2007 down 17.9% falling
11 Russian Federation 440.48 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 37.4% falling
12 Romania 421.03 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 6.1% flat
13 Syrian Arab Republic 405.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 down 16.5% falling
14 Latvia 396.65 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 16.3% falling
15 Tajikistan 387.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 27.0% rising
16 Georgia 346.83 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 16.9% falling
17 Mongolia 344.49 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 18.8% falling
18 Philippines 343.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 20.8% rising
19 Hungary 334.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 9.3% falling
20 Lithuania 331.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 27.1% falling
21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 330.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 22.9% falling
22 Serbia 329.98 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 14.4% falling
23 Cuba 316.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 52.7% falling
24 Armenia 314.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 16.6% falling
25 Grenada 313.82 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 26.1% falling
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 287.43 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 up 11.3% falling
27 Seychelles 282.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 22.2% falling
28 Bahamas 278.53 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 up 15.4% falling
29 Estonia 273.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 27.1% falling
30 Slovakia 269.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 17.7% falling
31 South Africa 261.74 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 19.4% falling
32 Trinidad and Tobago 256.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 15.4% falling
33 Suriname 254.84 deaths per 100,000 people 2014 down 17.6% falling
34 Guyana 251 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 46.8% falling
35 Croatia 244.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 20.7% falling
36 North Macedonia 243.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 44.7% falling
37 Mauritius 241.24 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 8.9% falling
38 Poland 233.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 26.5% falling
39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 226.58 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 28.9% falling
40 Iran, Islamic Republic of 226.49 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 flat
41 Nicaragua 223.65 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 28.3% rising
42 Jamaica 214.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2014 up 20.3% falling
43 Albania 207.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 down 51.4% falling
44 Argentina 207.24 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 6.5% falling
45 Czechia 205.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 27.9% falling
46 Kazakhstan 204.72 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 44.4% falling
47 Mexico 203.52 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 25.6% falling
48 Paraguay 201.95 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 7.1% rising
49 Türkiye 200.62 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 12.4% flat
50 Brunei Darussalam 188.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 up 6.0% falling
51 Colombia 186.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 7.8% falling
52 Brazil 185.12 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 19.6% falling
53 Belize 183.82 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 7.1% falling
54 Jordan 172.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 22.0% falling
55 Sri Lanka 172.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 19.7% rising
56 Antigua and Barbuda 169.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 15.4% falling
57 French Guiana 166.1 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 up 40.2% volatile
58 United States of America 160.77 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 1.7% falling
59 Barbados 160.3 deaths per 100,000 people 2013 down 28.2% falling
60 Ecuador 158.31 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 23.6% falling
61 Montenegro 157.46 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 59.3% falling
62 Guatemala 154.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 3.9% rising
63 Saint Lucia 154 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 35.5% falling
64 Finland 152.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 22.2% falling
65 Dominican Republic 151.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 6.6% rising
66 Greece 149.49 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 22.1% falling
67 Malaysia 148.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 up 28.4% flat
68 Uruguay 147.84 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 21.3% falling
69 Germany 146.28 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 20.0% falling
70 Puerto Rico 143.59 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 0.7% falling
71 Kuwait 142.46 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 25.4% falling
72 El Salvador 138.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 3.7% falling
73 Panama 137.9 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 12.2% falling
74 Singapore 137.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 2.0% falling
75 Slovenia 132.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 24.5% falling
76 Bahrain 129.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2014 down 39.3% falling
77 Austria 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 25.6% falling
78 Chile 127.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 16.5% falling
79 New Zealand 126.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 22.4% falling
80 Costa Rica 123.43 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 15.2% falling
81 Mayotte 123.28 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 rising
82 Reunion 118.52 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 41.3% falling
83 Malta 117.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 47.3% volatile
84 Cyprus 117.4 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 26.9% falling
85 Ireland 117.15 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 26.1% falling
86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 114.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 16.1% falling
87 Iceland 114.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 6.9% falling
88 Portugal 110.18 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 18.0% falling
89 Maldives 107.6 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 59.8% falling
90 Thailand 106.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 15.9% rising
91 Italy 105.53 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 25.7% falling
92 Sweden 103.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 30.9% falling
93 Norway 103.25 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 37.1% falling
94 Guadeloupe 99.72 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 35.8% falling
95 Canada 99.53 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 11.4% volatile
96 Martinique 97.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 18.4% falling
97 Denmark 96.13 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 23.5% falling
98 Spain 96.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 14.2% falling
99 Belgium 94.8 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 30.1% falling
100 Japan 92.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 13.5% volatile
101 Netherlands 89.81 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 24.5% falling
102 Peru 89.1 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 8.8% falling
103 Luxembourg 82.64 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 32.6% volatile
104 France 81.57 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 19.9% falling
105 Australia 81.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 23.4% volatile
106 Switzerland 81.35 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 32.0% falling
107 Qatar 76.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 17.7% falling
108 Israel 76.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 23.6% volatile
109 Hong Kong, China 73.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 down 34.4% falling
110 Republic of Korea 72.48 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 31.9% falling
111 Oman 68.37 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 50.9% falling

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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.