Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Bahamas
21.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Puerto Rico
21.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bahamas rank
41st
Puerto Rico rank
39th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Bahamas
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 21.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bahamas ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 111 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 29.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 31.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 19.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 17.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 21.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Bahamas ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 39th 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
Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.