New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
New Zealand
21.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Puerto Rico
22.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
53rd
Puerto Rico rank
51st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 22.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.85 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 51st of 109 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 339.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 84.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 204.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 263.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 81.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 22.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 22.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 22.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.85 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd and Puerto Rico ranks 51st 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.