Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Czechia
Czechia: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate was 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Czechia, 1986–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Czechia is 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Czechia peaked at 29.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1996.
That places Czechia 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Czechia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 29.85 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 24.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 23.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 25.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 22.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 19.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 18.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 17.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 11.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 10.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 12.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 12.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 13.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 13.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 13.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 14.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 15.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 13.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 15.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 15.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 16.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 17.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 18.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 17.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 16.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 17 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 17 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 68 Portugal 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Japan 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Qatar 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Guatemala 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0735 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0773 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Czechia?
- Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Czechia was 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
- What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
- How does Czechia rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Czechia ranks 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.