Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Death rate from ischaemic heart disease was 110.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 110.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Zimbabwe peaked at 118.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.27 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 76th 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 ischaemic heart disease in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.27 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 80.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 85.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 89.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 93.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 93.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 92.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 92.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 96.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 107.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 108.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 106.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 107.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 108.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 109.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 111.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 110.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 111.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 108.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 118.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 110.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 96.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 118.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 73 Gambia 111.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Montenegro 110.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Georgia 110.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Angola 109.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Guyana 109.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Indonesia 108.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Zimbabwe?
- Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Zimbabwe was 110.03 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 118.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from ischaemic heart disease recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for death rate from ischaemic heart disease?
- Zimbabwe ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from ischaemic heart disease rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.