Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex by country

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

Countries reporting
111
Highest
513.66 deaths per 100,000 people
Uzbekistan
Lowest
41.41 deaths per 100,000 people
Hong Kong, China
Median
122.92 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 513.66 deaths per 100,000 people in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 41.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China.

The median across all reporting countries is 122.92 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 144.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 40.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 66.7%).

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 513.66 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 18.4% rising
2 Egypt 393.62 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 up 10.2% rising
3 Republic of Moldova 383.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 4.1% falling
4 Azerbaijan 366.3 deaths per 100,000 people 2007 down 0.4% rising
5 Turkmenistan 357.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2015 down 30.9% falling
6 Ukraine 337.13 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 23.2% falling
7 Syrian Arab Republic 329 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 up 1.6% rising
8 Fiji 321.46 deaths per 100,000 people 2012 down 30.5% rising
9 Bulgaria 306.27 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 11.8% falling
10 Kyrgyzstan 299.5 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 25.8% flat
11 Belarus 263.18 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 16.1% falling
12 Romania 258.24 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 16.4% falling
13 Tajikistan 249.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 35.2% rising
14 Serbia 245.02 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 16.6% falling
15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 240.18 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 flat
16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 230.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 4.9% falling
17 Russian Federation 229.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 41.5% falling
18 Grenada 224.6 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 25.5% falling
19 South Africa 224 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 20.6% falling
20 Seychelles 220.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 4.4% falling
21 Cuba 218.08 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 40.0% falling
22 Philippines 212.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 23.8% rising
23 Hungary 201.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 11.6% falling
24 Latvia 196.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 24.2% falling
25 North Macedonia 193.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 43.7% falling
26 Guyana 191.83 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 48.9% falling
27 Armenia 191 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 24.3% falling
28 Bahamas 187.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 up 6.7% falling
29 Georgia 186.02 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 9.7% falling
30 Jamaica 184.98 deaths per 100,000 people 2014 up 11.3% falling
31 Lithuania 174.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 28.6% falling
32 Mongolia 173.81 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 25.2% falling
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 173.47 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 up 3.4% falling
34 Slovakia 171.15 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 17.2% falling
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 168.64 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 31.7% falling
36 Croatia 166.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 23.5% falling
37 Albania 163.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 down 43.1% falling
38 Trinidad and Tobago 157.46 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 20.6% falling
39 Suriname 154.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2014 down 27.0% falling
40 Mauritius 154.53 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 3.8% falling
41 Saint Lucia 153.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 8.4% falling
42 Nicaragua 151.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 24.2% rising
43 Brunei Darussalam 149.32 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 11.7% falling
44 Antigua and Barbuda 147.86 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 12.6% volatile
45 Estonia 146.1 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 25.7% falling
46 Paraguay 141.86 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 2.2% flat
47 Türkiye 141.25 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 15.1% falling
48 Mexico 139.25 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 16.2% falling
49 Belize 137.3 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 16.7% falling
50 Poland 134.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 25.7% falling
51 Brazil 129.37 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 17.8% falling
52 Colombia 127.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 1.5% falling
53 Mayotte 125.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 rising
54 Argentina 123.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 3.8% falling
55 Jordan 123.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 25.2% falling
56 Czechia 122.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 32.5% falling
57 Guatemala 117.86 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 1.0% falling
58 Barbados 116.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2013 down 21.9% falling
59 Ecuador 113.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 18.9% falling
60 Montenegro 109.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 64.9% falling
61 Dominican Republic 107.02 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 6.5% falling
62 Kuwait 106.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 21.4% falling
63 Bahrain 105.08 deaths per 100,000 people 2014 down 52.1% falling
64 United States of America 101.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 3.8% falling
65 El Salvador 99.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 6.7% falling
66 Sri Lanka 94.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 24.4% falling
67 Germany 94.12 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 24.6% falling
68 Slovenia 92.49 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 21.3% falling
69 French Guiana 91.9 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 13.4% volatile
70 Greece 90.8 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 30.8% falling
71 Malaysia 90.03 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 up 29.7% falling
72 Kazakhstan 90.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 56.9% falling
73 Austria 86.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 26.5% falling
74 Costa Rica 84.9 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 11.5% falling
75 Panama 84.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 16.6% falling
76 New Zealand 82.72 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 24.9% falling
77 Finland 79.81 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 24.6% volatile
78 Uruguay 79.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 26.5% falling
79 Chile 79.54 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 15.6% falling
80 Singapore 76.77 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 7.1% falling
81 Réunion 75.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 43.5% falling
82 Malta 75.16 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 47.0% volatile
83 Ireland 74.54 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 23.5% falling
84 Puerto Rico 74.25 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 12.2% falling
85 Cyprus 72.4 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 35.3% falling
86 Italy 72.12 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 23.4% falling
87 Peru 70.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 13.4% falling
88 Iceland 69.6 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 19.3% falling
89 Portugal 69.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 25.3% falling
90 Maldives 67.73 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 66.7% falling
91 Norway 67.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 35.2% falling
92 Sweden 66.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 30.2% falling
93 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 66.46 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 19.6% falling
94 Martinique 65.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 18.2% volatile
95 Belgium 61.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 30.2% falling
96 Netherlands 61 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 22.7% falling
97 Canada 60.63 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 11.1% volatile
98 Guadeloupe 60.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2016 down 37.6% falling
99 Luxembourg 58.63 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 31.4% volatile
100 Switzerland 57.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 25.0% volatile
101 Thailand 57.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 2.2% rising
102 Denmark 56.96 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 27.0% falling
103 Qatar 56.77 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 6.5% volatile
104 Spain 55.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 21.0% falling
105 Oman 53.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 43.7% falling
106 Australia 53.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 24.7% volatile
107 Israel 49.37 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 25.9% volatile
108 Japan 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 20.6% volatile
109 France 46.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 19.0% volatile
110 Republic of Korea 45.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 34.9% falling
111 Hong Kong, China 41.41 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 down 41.0% 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 females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.