Australia vs El Salvador: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate

Australia
19.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador
19.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Australia rank
57th
El Salvador rank
54th

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time

  • Australia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 19.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 54th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 29.74 deaths per 100,000 people 24.97 deaths per 100,000 people 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people Australia
2000s 23.65 deaths per 100,000 people 24.21 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5601 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 21.86 deaths per 100,000 people 21.64 deaths per 100,000 people 0.221 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 El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 19.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Australia and El Salvador?
0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
Australia ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 54th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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

Indicator
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.