Cuba vs Uruguay: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Cuba
32.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
39.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
12th
Uruguay rank
10th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 39.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cuba ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 22.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 27.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 20.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 21.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 25.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 39.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Cuba ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th 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.