Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia

Australia: Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized was 0.6346 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6346
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
141st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8978
in 2000
All-time low
0.6346
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.8982001: 0.8672002: 0.8712003: 0.8832004: 0.7712005: 0.8162006: 0.842007: 0.6982008: 0.8672009: 0.7922010: 0.8362011: 0.8852012: 0.782013: 0.8582014: 0.832015: 0.8922016: 0.8192017: 0.7392018: 0.7592019: 0.7382020: 0.7212021: 0.635

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia stood at 0.6346. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia peaked at 0.8978 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6346, in 2021.

Australia ranks 141st 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 rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8978 —
2001 0.8672 -3.4%
2002 0.8707 +0.4%
2003 0.8835 +1.5%
2004 0.7711 -12.7%
2005 0.8164 +5.9%
2006 0.8399 +2.9%
2007 0.6978 -16.9%
2008 0.8674 +24.3%
2009 0.7917 -8.7%
2010 0.8355 +5.5%
2011 0.8849 +5.9%
2012 0.7797 -11.9%
2013 0.8584 +10.1%
2014 0.8303 -3.3%
2015 0.8924 +7.5%
2016 0.819 -8.2%
2017 0.7394 -9.7%
2018 0.759 +2.6%
2019 0.7382 -2.7%
2020 0.7209 -2.4%
2021 0.6346 -12.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.6346 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6127, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.6346 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.86, 22% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8304 0.6978 0.8978 10
2010s 0.8137 0.7382 0.8924 10
2020s 0.6777 0.6346 0.7209 2

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 138 Belgium 0.6748 compare
  2. 139 Serbia 0.6401 compare
  3. 140 Ecuador 0.6376 compare
  4. 142 Portugal 0.625 compare
  5. 143 Turkey 0.6142 compare
  6. 144 United States 0.6127 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia?
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Australia was 0.6346 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8978 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6346 in 2021.
How does Australia rank for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized?
Australia ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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