Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Cuba
32.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic
34.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Cuba rank
12th
Dominican Republic rank
11th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 34.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 12th and Dominican Republic ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2924 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 26.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 20.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 21.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Cuba or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 34.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2018.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and Dominican Republic rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Cuba ranks 12th and Dominican Republic ranks 11th 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.