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Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Estonia

Estonia: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate was 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.3 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
98th
of 111 countries
All-time high
21.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1985
All-time low
7.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
40
1981–2022

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Estonia, 1981–2022

51015201981200120221981: 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 17.5 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 16.3 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 15.2 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 14.7 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 12 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 13 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 13.4 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 13 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 13.4 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 8.2 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 7.3 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 8 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people

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 Estonia is 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Estonia peaked at 21.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 98th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Estonia, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1981 21.06 deaths per 100,000 people —
1982 19.06 deaths per 100,000 people -9.5%
1985 21.11 deaths per 100,000 people +10.8%
1986 17.52 deaths per 100,000 people -17.0%
1987 16.26 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
1988 14.45 deaths per 100,000 people -11.2%
1989 17.24 deaths per 100,000 people +19.3%
1990 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people -4.8%
1991 15.18 deaths per 100,000 people -7.5%
1992 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people -8.6%
1993 13.76 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
1994 16.59 deaths per 100,000 people +20.5%
1995 14.67 deaths per 100,000 people -11.6%
1996 12 deaths per 100,000 people -18.2%
1997 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
1998 12.58 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
1999 12.52 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2000 13 deaths per 100,000 people +3.9%
2001 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people -14.5%
2002 11.46 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
2003 13.81 deaths per 100,000 people +20.5%
2004 13.15 deaths per 100,000 people -4.7%
2005 11.83 deaths per 100,000 people -10.1%
2006 13.43 deaths per 100,000 people +13.6%
2007 12.96 deaths per 100,000 people -3.6%
2008 13.4 deaths per 100,000 people +3.5%
2009 10.27 deaths per 100,000 people -23.4%
2010 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
2011 9.76 deaths per 100,000 people -4.5%
2012 9.35 deaths per 100,000 people -4.2%
2013 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
2014 9.82 deaths per 100,000 people +6.4%
2015 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people -12.0%
2016 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%
2017 8.21 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
2018 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people +6.1%
2019 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people -12.1%
2020 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people -4.7%
2021 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people +9.9%
2022 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people +16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people 14.45 deaths per 100,000 people 21.11 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people 12 deaths per 100,000 people 16.59 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 12.44 deaths per 100,000 people 10.27 deaths per 100,000 people 13.81 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 8.2 deaths per 100,000 people 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 95 Republic of Moldova 9.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 96 Bahrain 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 97 Jordan 9.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 99 Guadeloupe 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 100 Armenia 8.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 101 Uzbekistan 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Estonia?
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Estonia was 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 21.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
Estonia ranks 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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Indicator
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.