Bulgaria vs Japan: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Bulgaria
18.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
16.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
66th
Japan rank
69th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 66th and Japan ranks 69th of 111 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 40.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 26.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 18.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3693 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 17.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 18.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Bulgaria, at 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th and Japan ranks 69th 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.