Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico

Mexico: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases was 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico, 2000–2021

0.511.522000201020212000: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.861 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.857 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.731 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.731 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.812 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.679 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.397 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.386 deaths per 100,000 people

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 rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico stood at 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico peaked at 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

That places Mexico 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people
2001 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people -9.8%
2002 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people -9.5%
2003 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2004 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2005 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
2006 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people -2.4%
2007 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people -8.9%
2008 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
2009 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people -13.9%
2010 1 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
2011 0.8605 deaths per 100,000 people -14.3%
2012 0.8565 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2013 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people -14.7%
2014 0.7696 deaths per 100,000 people +5.3%
2015 0.7306 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
2016 0.812 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
2017 0.6795 deaths per 100,000 people -16.3%
2018 0.6554 deaths per 100,000 people -3.5%
2019 0.6099 deaths per 100,000 people -6.9%
2020 0.3966 deaths per 100,000 people -35.0%
2021 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.7709 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6099 deaths per 100,000 people 1 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.3914 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3966 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 169 Armenia 0.4001 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 170 Switzerland 0.3905 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 171 Luxembourg 0.3902 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 173 Saudi Arabia 0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 174 Seychelles 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 175 Japan 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico?
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Mexico was 0.3862 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 rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Mexico rank for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
Mexico ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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 rheumatic heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by 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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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.