Brazil vs Cuba: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Brazil
29.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cuba
32.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
15th
Cuba rank
12th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Brazil
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and Cuba ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 36.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 47.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 44.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 34.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 30.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Brazil or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Brazil and Cuba?
- 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cuba?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Cuba rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Brazil ranks 15th and Cuba ranks 12th 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.