Colombia vs Mexico: Respiratory infections death rate by age group

Colombia
71.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mexico
64.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
28th
Mexico rank
30th

Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 64.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 30th of 109 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 1,150 deaths per 100,000 people 2,122 deaths per 100,000 people 972.04 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1960s 1,008 deaths per 100,000 people 1,836 deaths per 100,000 people 827.57 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1970s 793.59 deaths per 100,000 people 1,546 deaths per 100,000 people 752.83 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1980s 218.89 deaths per 100,000 people 475.87 deaths per 100,000 people 256.98 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1990s 152.2 deaths per 100,000 people 308.36 deaths per 100,000 people 156.15 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2000s 136.49 deaths per 100,000 people 160.18 deaths per 100,000 people 23.69 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2010s 81.33 deaths per 100,000 people 96.47 deaths per 100,000 people 15.14 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2020s 65.91 deaths per 100,000 people 57.37 deaths per 100,000 people 8.55 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 64.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico as of 2021.
What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Colombia and Mexico?
7.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
58 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
Colombia ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 30th of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Respiratory infections death rate by age group
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

Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.