Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Singapore
Singapore: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases was 0.2546 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Singapore is 0.2546 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Singapore peaked at 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2546 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Singapore ranks 182nd 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 diseases in Singapore, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7183 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8317 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4927 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6091 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 0.705 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6454 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5368 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4267 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3965 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3334 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4839 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5742 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4271 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3914 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3498 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3825 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2872 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3603 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2546 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7302 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4927 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4053 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2872 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5742 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2546 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3603 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.311 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3022 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 181 El Salvador 0.292 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Sweden 0.2205 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Argentina 0.2033 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Malta 0.1836 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Singapore?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Singapore was 0.2546 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2546 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Singapore ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.