Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Bhutan
Bhutan: Death rate from ischaemic heart disease was 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Bhutan, 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 ischaemic heart disease in Bhutan stood at 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Bhutan peaked at 97.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 113th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.29 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 96.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 95.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 96.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 93.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 91.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 90.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 92.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 94.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 93.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 89.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 88.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 88.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Bhutan?
- Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Bhutan was 85.37 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 ischaemic heart disease recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from ischaemic heart disease recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for death rate from ischaemic heart disease?
- Bhutan ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from ischaemic heart disease rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 ischaemic heart disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from ischaemic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.