Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized was 8.99 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Tuvalu, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Tuvalu is 8.99, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Tuvalu peaked at 16 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.98, in 2019.
Tuvalu ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 15.81 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.29 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.64 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 13.06 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.82 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.44 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.22 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.73 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 11.13 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 11.08 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.09 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.65 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.28 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.17 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.76 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 9.73 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.6 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.27 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.98 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.48 | +39.0% |
| 2021 | 8.99 | -27.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 8.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 9.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 8.99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.86, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +39.0% | 8.98 | 12.48 |
| 2021 | -27.9% | 12.48 | 8.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.41 | 11.13 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.06 | 8.98 | 11.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 | 8.99 | 12.48 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 10 Micronesia (country) 10.43 compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 9.79 compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 9.65 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 7.94 compare
- 15 Fiji 7.72 compare
- 16 Central African Republic 7.58 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Tuvalu?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Tuvalu was 8.99 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Tuvalu ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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