Australia vs Canada: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Australia
19.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Canada
19.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
57th
Canada rank
56th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 19.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 57th and Canada ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 27.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 35.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 34.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 29.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 21.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1675 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3832 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 19.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Australia and Canada?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Australia ranks 57th and Canada ranks 56th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.