Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China

China: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 15.21 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
15.21
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
121st
of 194 countries
All-time high
22.77
in 2000
All-time low
15.21
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China, 2000–2021

05101520252000201020212000: 22.82001: 21.62002: 20.12003: 192004: 182005: 17.12006: 15.92007: 15.52008: 162009: 16.32010: 16.62011: 16.52012: 16.42013: 16.42014: 16.52015: 16.42016: 16.42017: 16.22018: 15.92019: 15.62020: 15.22021: 15.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China stood at 15.21. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China peaked at 22.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.21, in 2021.

That places China 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 22.77 —
2001 21.63 -5.0%
2002 20.14 -6.9%
2003 19.01 -5.6%
2004 18.01 -5.2%
2005 17.12 -5.0%
2006 15.86 -7.3%
2007 15.49 -2.3%
2008 15.95 +2.9%
2009 16.28 +2.1%
2010 16.58 +1.9%
2011 16.55 -0.2%
2012 16.37 -1.1%
2013 16.45 +0.5%
2014 16.47 +0.1%
2015 16.4 -0.4%
2016 16.45 +0.3%
2017 16.23 -1.4%
2018 15.89 -2.1%
2019 15.64 -1.6%
2020 15.21 -2.7%
2021 15.21 -0.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 15.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.08, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 15.21 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.77, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.23 15.49 22.77 10
2010s 16.3 15.64 16.58 10
2020s 15.21 15.21 15.21 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 118 Paraguay 16.29 compare
  2. 119 Colombia 15.3 compare
  3. 120 Serbia 15.29 compare
  4. 122 Kuwait 15.1 compare
  5. 123 Dominican Republic 15.09 compare
  6. 124 United States 14.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China?
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in China was 15.21 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 22.77 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 15.21 in 2021.
How does China rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
China ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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