Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia

Australia: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb was 19.54 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.54
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
56th
of 110 countries
All-time high
39.73
in 1974
All-time low
18
in 2020
Years of data
73
1950–2023

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia stood at 19.54.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia peaked at 39.73 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2020.

That places Australia 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 22.48
1951 21.97 -2.2%
1952 18.98 -13.6%
1953 18.46 -2.8%
1954 20.85 +13.0%
1955 21.49 +3.1%
1956 23.59 +9.8%
1957 22.18 -6.0%
1958 21.13 -4.7%
1959 24.87 +17.7%
1960 21.59 -13.2%
1961 21.47 -0.6%
1962 24.36 +13.5%
1963 24.53 +0.7%
1964 27.58 +12.4%
1965 26.12 -5.3%
1966 28.57 +9.4%
1967 27.1 -5.2%
1968 34.56 +27.5%
1969 34.51 -0.1%
1970 38.6 +11.8%
1971 35.91 -7.0%
1972 36.61 +1.9%
1973 35.32 -3.5%
1974 39.73 +12.5%
1975 32.48 -18.2%
1976 37.09 +14.2%
1977 32.48 -12.4%
1978 33.1 +1.9%
1979 31.67 -4.3%
1980 33.51 +5.8%
1981 32.6 -2.7%
1982 36.17 +10.9%
1983 33.02 -8.7%
1984 33.71 +2.1%
1985 36.3 +7.7%
1986 31.61 -12.9%
1987 33.29 +5.3%
1988 34.41 +3.4%
1989 38.29 +11.3%
1990 31.72 -17.2%
1991 30.47 -3.9%
1992 33.67 +10.5%
1993 30.33 -9.9%
1994 31.8 +4.8%
1995 29.19 -8.2%
1996 30.96 +6.1%
1997 29.23 -5.6%
1998 26.35 -9.8%
1999 25.77 -2.2%
2000 25.94 +0.6%
2001 24.55 -5.3%
2002 25.5 +3.9%
2003 23.7 -7.1%
2004 23.26 -1.8%
2006 21.99 -5.5%
2007 22.76 +3.5%
2008 23.19 +1.9%
2009 21.94 -5.4%
2010 22.08 +0.7%
2011 22.47 +1.8%
2012 22.36 -0.5%
2013 20.96 -6.2%
2014 22.19 +5.9%
2015 22.11 -0.4%
2016 21.81 -1.4%
2017 22.11 +1.4%
2018 20.67 -6.5%
2019 21.49 +3.9%
2020 18 -16.2%
2021 19.34 +7.4%
2022 20.46 +5.8%
2023 19.54 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.6 18.46 24.87 10
1960s 27.04 21.47 34.56 10
1970s 35.3 31.67 39.73 10
1980s 34.29 31.61 38.29 10
1990s 29.95 25.77 33.67 10
2000s 23.65 21.94 25.94 9
2010s 21.83 20.67 22.47 10
2020s 19.33 18 20.46 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 53 El Salvador 19.97 compare
  2. 54 Antigua and Barbuda 19.86 compare
  3. 55 Canada 19.73 compare
  4. 57 Reunion 19.23 compare
  5. 58 Montenegro 18.98 compare
  6. 59 Netherlands 18.87 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia?
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Australia was 19.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 39.73 in 1974.
What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2020.
How does Australia rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb?
Australia ranks 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
111 places, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
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