Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Sri Lanka
40.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Uruguay
39.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Uruguay rank
10th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 39.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 14.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 41.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 32.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9906 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 34.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4833 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 45.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 43.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Sri Lanka, at 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 39.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.