Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in United States of America
United States of America: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases was 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in United States of America peaked at 0.8655 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5499 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
That places United States of America 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8655 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8107 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8238 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8007 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7076 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7104 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6792 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6409 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6204 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6284 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5655 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5685 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5577 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5733 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5642 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5706 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5939 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5499 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5795 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5875 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6172 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7288 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6204 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8655 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5711 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5499 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5939 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.615 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6172 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 141 Australia 0.6346 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Portugal 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 143 Türkiye 0.6142 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6032 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5889 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Ireland 0.5877 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in United States of America?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in United States of America was 0.6127 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8655 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5499 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does United States of America rank for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- United States of America ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.