Cuba vs United States of America: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Cuba
32.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
30.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
12th
United States of America rank
14th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Cuba
- United States of America
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was United States of America ahead.
Cuba ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4354 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1990s | 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 20.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 35 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.11 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 21.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.89 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 25.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.84 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, Cuba or United States of America?
- Cuba, at 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Cuba and United States of America?
- 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States of America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and United States of America rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Cuba ranks 12th 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.