Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States
United States: Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized was 0.6127 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States is 0.6127, 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 disease who ghe age standardized in United States peaked at 0.8655 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5499, in 2017.
That places United States 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 disease who ghe age standardized in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8655 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8107 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8238 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8007 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7076 | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7104 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6792 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6409 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6204 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6284 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5655 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5685 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5577 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5733 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5642 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5706 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5939 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5499 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5795 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5875 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6172 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6127 | -0.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.6127 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6127, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7288 | 0.6204 | 0.8655 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5711 | 0.5499 | 0.5939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.615 | 0.6127 | 0.6172 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in United States was 0.6127 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8655 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5499 in 2017.
- How does United States rank for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- United States ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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