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Age-standardized deaths that are from respiratory diseases per 100,000 people, in both sexes aged all ages

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data117 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
21.0deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 19.7deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
117
with available data
Highest
Sao Tome and Principe
54.4deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Slovenia
6.2deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Sao Tome and Principe54.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Kazakhstan49.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Argentina49.2deaths per 100,000 people
4Fiji46.0deaths per 100,000 people
5Maldives45.6deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa41.4deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
South America31.9deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
North America22.3deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Other21.4deaths per 100,000 people(52 countries)
Oceania21.0deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.2deaths per 100,000 people)High (54.4deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.0deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (52)
Oceania (2)
Asia (18)
Europe (32)

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 2023; 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
1Sao Tome and Principe54.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Kazakhstan49.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Argentina49.2deaths per 100,000 people
4Fiji46.0deaths per 100,000 people
5Maldives45.6deaths per 100,000 people
6Philippines44.2deaths per 100,000 people
7Belize43.7deaths per 100,000 people
8South Africa42.3deaths per 100,000 people
9Sri Lanka40.8deaths per 100,000 people
10Egypt40.4deaths per 100,000 people
11Uruguay40.0deaths per 100,000 people
12Dominican Republic34.2deaths per 100,000 people
13Cuba33.0deaths per 100,000 people
14Brunei Darussalam30.5deaths per 100,000 people
15United States of America30.3deaths per 100,000 people
16Cape Verde30.1deaths per 100,000 people
17Brazil29.6deaths per 100,000 people
18Peru28.8deaths per 100,000 people
19United Arab Emirates28.5deaths per 100,000 people
20Chile28.4deaths per 100,000 people
21Denmark28.3deaths per 100,000 people
22Türkiye28.2deaths per 100,000 people
23Saint Lucia27.8deaths per 100,000 people
24Islamic Republic of Iran27.7deaths per 100,000 people
25Kyrgyzstan27.6deaths per 100,000 people
26Hungary27.5deaths per 100,000 people
27Venezuela27.2deaths per 100,000 people
28Ireland26.8deaths per 100,000 people
29Azerbaijan26.6deaths per 100,000 people
30Syrian Arab Republic26.3deaths per 100,000 people
31Colombia26.2deaths per 100,000 people
32Paraguay24.8deaths per 100,000 people
33United Kingdom23.4deaths per 100,000 people
34Cyprus23.2deaths per 100,000 people
35Grenada23.0deaths per 100,000 people
36Norway23.0deaths per 100,000 people
37Mexico22.8deaths per 100,000 people
38New Zealand22.5deaths per 100,000 people
39Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22.1deaths per 100,000 people
40Nicaragua22.0deaths per 100,000 people
41Seychelles22.0deaths per 100,000 people
42Puerto Rico21.7deaths per 100,000 people
43Malaysia21.5deaths per 100,000 people
44Bahamas21.5deaths per 100,000 people
45Mauritius21.4deaths per 100,000 people
46Mayotte21.4deaths per 100,000 people
47Romania21.2deaths per 100,000 people
48Jamaica21.0deaths per 100,000 people
49Panama21.0deaths per 100,000 people
50Ecuador20.9deaths per 100,000 people
51Spain20.9deaths per 100,000 people
52Malta20.7deaths per 100,000 people
53Guyana20.7deaths per 100,000 people
54Iceland20.5deaths per 100,000 people
55Belgium20.0deaths per 100,000 people
56Serbia20.0deaths per 100,000 people
57El Salvador20.0deaths per 100,000 people
58Antigua and Barbuda19.9deaths per 100,000 people
59Canada19.7deaths per 100,000 people
60Saudi Arabia19.7deaths per 100,000 people
61Australia19.5deaths per 100,000 people
62Reunion19.2deaths per 100,000 people
63Montenegro19.0deaths per 100,000 people
64Netherlands18.9deaths per 100,000 people
65The Republic of North Macedonia18.8deaths per 100,000 people
66Mongolia18.6deaths per 100,000 people
67Costa Rica18.6deaths per 100,000 people
68Israel18.5deaths per 100,000 people
69Luxembourg18.1deaths per 100,000 people
70Bulgaria18.1deaths per 100,000 people
71Germany18.0deaths per 100,000 people
72Portugal18.0deaths per 100,000 people
73Japan16.9deaths per 100,000 people
74Bosnia and Herzegovina16.9deaths per 100,000 people
75Czech Republic16.7deaths per 100,000 people
76Qatar16.6deaths per 100,000 people
77Trinidad and Tobago16.4deaths per 100,000 people
78Guatemala16.4deaths per 100,000 people
79Greece16.3deaths per 100,000 people
80Turkmenistan16.2deaths per 100,000 people
81Suriname16.1deaths per 100,000 people
82French Guiana15.8deaths per 100,000 people
83Croatia15.4deaths per 100,000 people
84Italy14.9deaths per 100,000 people
85Austria14.9deaths per 100,000 people
86Sweden14.4deaths per 100,000 people
87Georgia14.0deaths per 100,000 people
88Barbados13.5deaths per 100,000 people
89Russian Federation13.5deaths per 100,000 people
90France13.4deaths per 100,000 people
91Thailand13.3deaths per 100,000 people
92Oman13.2deaths per 100,000 people
93Lebanon12.8deaths per 100,000 people
94Switzerland12.7deaths per 100,000 people
95South Korea12.2deaths per 100,000 people
96Hong Kong12.2deaths per 100,000 people
97Poland12.1deaths per 100,000 people
98Iraq12.0deaths per 100,000 people
99Slovakia11.5deaths per 100,000 people
100Finland11.2deaths per 100,000 people
101Moldova, Republic of9.9deaths per 100,000 people
102Bahrain9.7deaths per 100,000 people
103Jordan9.5deaths per 100,000 people
104Estonia9.3deaths per 100,000 people
105Guadeloupe9.2deaths per 100,000 people
106Armenia8.9deaths per 100,000 people
107Uzbekistan8.6deaths per 100,000 people
108Tajikistan8.3deaths per 100,000 people
109Belarus8.2deaths per 100,000 people
110Ukraine8.0deaths per 100,000 people
111Martinique8.0deaths per 100,000 people
112Lithuania7.6deaths per 100,000 people
113Latvia7.2deaths per 100,000 people
114Kuwait6.8deaths per 100,000 people
115Albania6.8deaths per 100,000 people
116Singapore6.7deaths per 100,000 people
117Slovenia6.2deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 117 of 117 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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