Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis in China
China: Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis was 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis in China, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis in China stood at 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis in China peaked at 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
China ranks 184th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis in China, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 181 Israel 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 El Salvador 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Cook Islands 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Nicaragua 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Lebanon 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Türkiye 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis in China?
- Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis in China was 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does China rank for death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis?
- China ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, endocarditis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.