Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Dominican Republic
34.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Uruguay
39.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
11th
Uruguay rank
10th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 39.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 34.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uruguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 21.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 26.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 18.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 26.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.8 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, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 39.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 34.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 10th 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.