What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Malaysia and Uruguay?

0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.

Malaysia vs Uruguay: Respiratory infection death rate

Malaysia

45.93 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Uruguay

45.44 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Malaysia rank

26th

Uruguay rank

28th

Respiratory infection death rate over time

Malaysia
Uruguay

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 45.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 45.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 109 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.69 deaths per 100,000 people	18.61 deaths per 100,000 people	4.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2010s	44.6 deaths per 100,000 people	16.41 deaths per 100,000 people	28.18 deaths per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2020s	45.93 deaths per 100,000 people	14.38 deaths per 100,000 people	31.55 deaths per 100,000 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Malaysia or Uruguay?: Malaysia, at 45.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 45.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Malaysia and Uruguay?: 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?: Malaysia ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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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Indicator: Respiratory infection death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.