What is the difference in deaths from pneumonia between Brazil and United States of America?

31,567 deaths, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United States of America: Deaths from pneumonia

Brazil

75,145 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

43,578 deaths

in 2021

Brazil rank

7th

United States of America rank

10th

Deaths from pneumonia over time

Brazil
United States of America

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 75,145 deaths against 43,578 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 31,567 deaths.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49,808 deaths	62,444 deaths	12,637 deaths	United States of America
2010s	79,038 deaths	56,199 deaths	22,839 deaths	Brazil
2020s	75,588 deaths	49,697 deaths	25,891 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from pneumonia, Brazil or United States of America?: Brazil, at 75,145 deaths against 43,578 deaths in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from pneumonia between Brazil and United States of America?: 31,567 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for deaths from pneumonia?: Brazil ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from pneumonia
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from lower respiratory infections in both sexes.