Peru vs United States of America: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Peru
28.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
30.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Peru rank
16th
United States of America rank
14th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Peru
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.
Peru ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 14th of 111 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 29.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 35 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 33.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9135 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 29.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8788 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, Peru or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Peru and United States of America?
- 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States of America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Peru and United States of America rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Peru ranks 16th 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.