Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States
United States: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 14.98 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States is 14.98, 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 disease who ghe age standardized in United States peaked at 14.98 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.82, in 2000.
United States 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 disease who ghe age standardized in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.82 | — |
| 2001 | 8.04 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.49 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 8.91 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.89 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.92 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.76 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.75 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.93 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.92 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.78 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.87 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.99 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.42 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.63 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.15 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10.55 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 11.23 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 11.84 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 12.61 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 14.62 | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 14.98 | +2.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 14.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.18, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.64 | 7.82 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 8.78 | 12.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 | 14.62 | 14.98 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States was 14.98 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.98 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- United States ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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