Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 34.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 hypertensive heart diseases in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 34.12 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 34.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.39 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 26.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 28.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 28.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 28.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 27.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 25.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 27.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 26.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 28.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 30.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 31.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 34.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- 44 Liberia 34.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 49 Haiti 33.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Tanzania, United Republic of was 34.12 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 34.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.