Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in United States of America
United States of America: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in United States of America is 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in United States of America peaked at 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.82 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.82 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 11.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 12.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 121 China 15.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Kuwait 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Mexico 14.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 India 14.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 127 Bhutan 14.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in United States of America?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in United States of America was 14.98 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- United States of America ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.