Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Gambia
Gambia: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 32.96 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
32.96
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
51st
of 194 countries
All-time high
44.35
in 2002
All-time low
32.96
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 32.96 for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Gambia peaked at 44.35 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.96, in 2021.
That places Gambia 51st 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.2 | — |
| 2001 | 43.26 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 44.35 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 44.28 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 43.84 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.46 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 40.95 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 40.22 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 40.06 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 39.43 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.04 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 38.3 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 37.84 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.77 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.43 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 36.75 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.31 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.72 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.22 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 35.01 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.63 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 32.96 | -7.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 32.96 is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.3, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 32.96 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.28, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42 | 39.43 | 44.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.84 | 35.01 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3 | 32.96 | 35.63 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 48 Croatia 33.97 compare
- 49 Haiti 33.63 compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.15 compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 32.92 compare
- 53 Syria 32.86 compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 31.91 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Gambia?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Gambia was 32.96 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.35 in 2002.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.96 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Gambia ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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