Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Uruguay

Uruguay: Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized was 0.6812 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6812
Change on year
up 33.0%
World rank
136th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9069
in 2016
All-time low
0.3934
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Uruguay, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.812000201020212000: 0.6742001: 0.8232002: 0.8672003: 0.772004: 0.6522005: 0.5652006: 0.5172007: 0.4842008: 0.5072009: 0.6232010: 0.3932011: 0.5922012: 0.7072013: 0.6962014: 0.5682015: 0.6532016: 0.9072017: 0.4462018: 0.6362019: 0.7542020: 0.5122021: 0.681

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6812 for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in 2021.

The figure is up 33.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Uruguay peaked at 0.9069 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3934, in 2010.

Uruguay ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Uruguay, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6736 —
2001 0.8227 +22.1%
2002 0.8673 +5.4%
2003 0.7701 -11.2%
2004 0.6523 -15.3%
2005 0.5648 -13.4%
2006 0.5174 -8.4%
2007 0.4839 -6.5%
2008 0.5065 +4.7%
2009 0.6234 +23.1%
2010 0.3934 -36.9%
2011 0.5925 +50.6%
2012 0.7067 +19.3%
2013 0.6964 -1.5%
2014 0.5675 -18.5%
2015 0.6531 +15.1%
2016 0.9069 +38.9%
2017 0.4461 -50.8%
2018 0.636 +42.6%
2019 0.7542 +18.6%
2020 0.512 -32.1%
2021 0.6812 +33.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.6812 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6127, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.6812 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5582, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6482 0.4839 0.8673 10
2010s 0.6353 0.3934 0.9069 10
2020s 0.5966 0.512 0.6812 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 133 Latvia 0.7382 compare
  2. 134 Maldives 0.7099 compare
  3. 135 Bahrain 0.6887 compare
  4. 137 Canada 0.6792 compare
  5. 138 Belgium 0.6748 compare
  6. 139 Serbia 0.6401 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Uruguay?
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized in Uruguay was 0.6812 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9069 in 2016.
What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3934 in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized?
Uruguay ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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Indicator
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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