Kuwait vs United States of America: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Kuwait
12.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
United States of America
9.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
65th
United States of America rank
68th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Kuwait
- United States of America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 68th of 109 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 643.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 72.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 570.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 277.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 252.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 56.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 35.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 10.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4392 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Kuwait or United States of America?
- Kuwait, at 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Kuwait and United States of America?
- 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States of America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and United States of America rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Kuwait ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 68th 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.