Egypt vs Ireland: Respiratory infection death rate
Egypt
24.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Ireland
24.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Egypt rank
59th
Ireland rank
58th
Respiratory infection death rate over time
- Egypt
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 59th and Ireland ranks 58th of 109 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 92.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 64.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 44.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 20.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 21.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Egypt or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Egypt and Ireland?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?
- Egypt ranks 59th and Ireland ranks 58th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection 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 infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.