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Age-standardized death rate from hypertensive heart disease among both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
24.1deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 21.3deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Lesotho
85.2deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Belarus
0.9deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Lesotho85.2deaths per 100,000 people
2Estonia77.0deaths per 100,000 people
3Central African Republic75.9deaths per 100,000 people
4Afghanistan69.4deaths per 100,000 people
5Madagascar68.5deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa36.5deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other28.0deaths per 100,000 people(115 countries)
Asia21.6deaths per 100,000 people(25 countries)
Europe14.6deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
South America11.1deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.9deaths per 100,000 people)High (85.2deaths per 100,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.1deaths per 100,000 people)
Africa (9)
Other (115)
Asia (25)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 85.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2 | Estonia | 77.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 75.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 69.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 5 | Madagascar | 68.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 6 | Mozambique | 65.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 7 | Eritrea | 62.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 59.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 9 | Philippines | 58.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 10 | Eswatini | 54.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 11 | Angola | 54.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 54.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 13 | Somalia | 54.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 14 | Cook Islands | 53.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 52.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 16 | Moldova, Republic of | 52.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 17 | Yemen | 52.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 18 | Zambia | 51.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 19 | Republic of the Congo | 51.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 20 | Jamaica | 50.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 21 | Egypt | 49.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 22 | Bahamas | 46.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 45.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 45.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 25 | Djibouti | 43.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 26 | Malawi | 41.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 27 | Algeria | 40.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 28 | Oman | 40.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 29 | Gabon | 40.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 30 | Seychelles | 40.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 31 | Comoros | 39.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 32 | Morocco | 39.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 33 | Botswana | 39.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 34 | Sudan | 39.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 35 | Namibia | 38.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 36 | Burundi | 38.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 37 | Rwanda | 37.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 38 | South Sudan | 37.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 39 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 36.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 40 | Hungary | 36.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 41 | South Africa | 35.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 42 | Nauru | 35.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 44 | Liberia | 34.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 45 | Tunisia | 34.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 46 | Guyana | 34.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 48 | Croatia | 34.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 49 | Haiti | 33.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 51 | Republic of The Gambia | 33.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 31.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 55 | Guinea | 31.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 56 | Mauritania | 31.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 31.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 58 | Chad | 31.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 59 | Georgia | 31.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 60 | Togo | 31.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 61 | Latvia | 31.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 62 | Cameroon | 31.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 30.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 64 | Dominica | 30.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 65 | Kenya | 30.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 29.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 68 | Libya | 29.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 69 | Cambodia | 28.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 28.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 71 | Iraq | 28.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 72 | Jordan | 27.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 27.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 74 | Niger | 27.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 75 | Maldives | 27.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 76 | Lithuania | 27.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 77 | Ghana | 27.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 27.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 79 | Mali | 26.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 26.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 81 | Belize | 26.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 82 | Indonesia | 25.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 83 | Senegal | 25.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 85 | Cuba | 25.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 86 | Honduras | 25.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 24.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 88 | Benin | 24.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 23.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 22.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 91 | Romania | 22.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 92 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 22.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 93 | Myanmar | 22.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 94 | Samoa | 21.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 95 | Bahrain | 21.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 96 | Pakistan | 21.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 97 | Venezuela | 21.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 98 | Niue | 21.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 99 | North Korea | 20.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 100 | Nigeria | 20.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 101 | Mauritius | 20.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 102 | Vietnam | 20.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 103 | Fiji | 20.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 104 | Armenia | 19.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 19.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 107 | Finland | 19.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 108 | Uganda | 18.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 18.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 18.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 111 | Grenada | 17.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 112 | Suriname | 17.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 113 | Nepal | 17.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 114 | Türkiye | 17.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 16.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 116 | Ecuador | 16.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 16.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 118 | Paraguay | 16.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 119 | Colombia | 15.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 120 | Serbia | 15.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 121 | People's Republic of China | 15.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 122 | Kuwait | 15.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 15.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 124 | United States of America | 15.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 125 | Mexico | 14.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 126 | India | 14.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 127 | Bhutan | 14.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 129 | Kiribati | 14.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 130 | Qatar | 13.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 131 | Poland | 13.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 132 | Barbados | 12.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 133 | Austria | 12.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 12.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 135 | Panama | 12.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 136 | Chile | 12.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 137 | Singapore | 12.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 12.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 139 | Brazil | 12.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 140 | Germany | 11.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 11.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 143 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 144 | Italy | 11.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 145 | Costa Rica | 11.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 146 | Bolivia | 10.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 148 | Slovenia | 10.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 149 | Lebanon | 9.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 150 | Greece | 9.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 151 | Czech Republic | 9.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 152 | Argentina | 8.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 153 | Slovakia | 8.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 154 | Uruguay | 8.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 155 | Switzerland | 8.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 156 | Albania | 8.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 157 | Mongolia | 7.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 158 | Palau | 7.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 159 | Tonga | 7.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 160 | Kazakhstan | 6.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 161 | Montenegro | 6.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 162 | Denmark | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 163 | El Salvador | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 164 | Andorra | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 165 | Ukraine | 5.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 166 | Monaco | 5.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 167 | Malaysia | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 168 | Cyprus | 5.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 169 | Sweden | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 170 | Russian Federation | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 171 | Spain | 5.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 172 | Guatemala | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 173 | Norway | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 174 | Portugal | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 175 | Peru | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 176 | San Marino | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 177 | Iceland | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 178 | Canada | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 179 | United Kingdom | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 180 | Israel | 3.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 3.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 182 | Malta | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 183 | South Korea | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 184 | Thailand | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 185 | Ireland | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 186 | Australia | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 187 | New Zealand | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 188 | France | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 190 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 191 | Netherlands | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 192 | Belgium | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 193 | Japan | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 194 | Belarus | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
Showing 194 of 194 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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