Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Guatemala
Guatemala: Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized was 0.1747 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Guatemala stood at 0.1747. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Guatemala peaked at 0.6484 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1747, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6484 | — |
| 2001 | 0.58 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4971 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4596 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4544 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4662 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4403 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3828 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3623 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3492 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3295 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2902 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2683 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2548 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2303 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2258 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2301 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2059 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1969 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1955 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1927 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1747 | -9.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1747 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1747 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5582, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.464 | 0.3492 | 0.6484 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2427 | 0.1955 | 0.3295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1837 | 0.1747 | 0.1927 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Guatemala?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Guatemala was 0.1747 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6484 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1747 in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Guatemala ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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