Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Slovakia
Slovakia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases was 0.4925 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Slovakia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.4925 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Slovakia peaked at 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4925 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Slovakia ranks 153rd 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9352 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6974 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7927 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5875 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4943 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4925 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9679 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5875 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4934 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4925 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4943 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 150 Poland 0.5285 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 152 Norway 0.4953 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Panama 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 155 Thailand 0.4852 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 156 Lithuania 0.4825 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Slovakia?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Slovakia was 0.4925 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4925 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Slovakia ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.