Brazil vs United States of America: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Brazil
29.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
30.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
15th
United States of America rank
14th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 36.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 47.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 44.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 35 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 34.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0101 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 30.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5978 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Brazil and United States of America?
- 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Brazil ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 14th 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.