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