Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb was 12.21 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
12.21
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
91st
of 111 countries
All-time high
60.33
in 1992
All-time low
12.21
in 2017
Years of data
63
1955–2017
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Hong Kong, 1955–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Hong Kong stood at 12.21. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Hong Kong peaked at 60.33 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.21, in 2017.
That places Hong Kong 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 24.76 | — |
| 1956 | 28.31 | +14.4% |
| 1957 | 27.67 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 27.11 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 31.07 | +14.6% |
| 1960 | 24.57 | -20.9% |
| 1961 | 16.71 | -32.0% |
| 1962 | 16.39 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 17.66 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 17.49 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 14.48 | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 21.61 | +49.2% |
| 1967 | 25.57 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | 34.8 | +36.1% |
| 1969 | 40.3 | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 44.58 | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 41.53 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 48.48 | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 39.59 | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 40.76 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 36.95 | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 38.78 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 38.93 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 34.66 | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 40.24 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 40.9 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 40.32 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 44.04 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 47.54 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 49.27 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 50.23 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 51.42 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 52.72 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 51.1 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 51.32 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 54.97 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 51.22 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 60.33 | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 54.22 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 49.13 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 35.1 | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 35.12 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.46 | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 30.33 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 32.27 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 29.92 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 27.47 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 25.8 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 25.6 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.06 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 25.16 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.86 | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 21.02 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 20.83 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 19 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 19.64 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 18.07 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 17.43 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.36 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 14.66 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 14.15 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.11 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 12.21 | -6.9% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 12.21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 12.21 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.93, 65% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.78 | 24.76 | 31.07 | 5 |
| 1960s | 22.96 | 14.48 | 40.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.45 | 34.66 | 48.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.89 | 40.32 | 52.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.31 | 30.33 | 60.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.07 | 19 | 29.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.58 | 12.21 | 19.64 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Hong Kong?
- Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Hong Kong was 12.21 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 60.33 in 1992.
- What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.21 in 2017.
- How does Hong Kong rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb?
- Hong Kong ranks 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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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