Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized was 0.4474 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.4474
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
162nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 2000
All-time low
0.3885
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4474.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3885, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 162nd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.32 | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9557 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8889 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8309 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8386 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7181 | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7368 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6904 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6392 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5889 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.561 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5442 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5266 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5171 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5081 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3885 | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4474 | +15.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.4474 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.4474 is below the median for South Asia, which is 12.2, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.8309 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.603 | 0.5081 | 0.7368 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4179 | 0.3885 | 0.4474 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Sri Lanka?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Sri Lanka was 0.4474 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3885 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Sri Lanka ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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