Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Afghanistan peaked at 92.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 4th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.98 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 90.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 91.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 92.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 92.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 84.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 82.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 80.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 80.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 76.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 75.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 74.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 75.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 73.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 82.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 73.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Lesotho 85.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Estonia 76.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Central African Republic 75.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Madagascar 68.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Mozambique 65.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Eritrea 62.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Afghanistan?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Afghanistan was 69.43 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 hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.