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
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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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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.