Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb was 21.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico is 21.71, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico peaked at 42.34 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.46, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 40th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.46 | — |
| 1962 | 14.83 | +19.0% |
| 1963 | 13.54 | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 14.68 | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 13.29 | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 13.67 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 26.26 | +92.1% |
| 1970 | 25.1 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 24.88 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 25.18 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 26.48 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 25.52 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 23.71 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 25.09 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 25.57 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 37.57 | +47.0% |
| 1980 | 30.37 | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 35.38 | +16.5% |
| 1983 | 35.3 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 40.17 | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 40.74 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 35.47 | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 36.48 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 36.12 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 40.83 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 38.17 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 37.48 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 35.02 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 37.75 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 38 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 42.34 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 38.63 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 35.89 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 38.52 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 36.27 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 33.57 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 33.35 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.38 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 30.13 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 30.65 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.66 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 27.66 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 29.51 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 28.68 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 30.69 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 29.83 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.75 | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 23.43 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 24.05 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 24.7 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 22.58 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 25.12 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 24.37 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 21.74 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 21.71 | -0.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 21.71 is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 21.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.82, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +92.1% | 13.67 | 26.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.53 | 12.46 | 26.26 | 7 |
| 1970s | 26.57 | 23.71 | 37.57 | 9 |
| 1980s | 36.76 | 30.37 | 40.83 | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.81 | 35.02 | 42.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.43 | 27.66 | 33.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.85 | 22.58 | 29.83 | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.73 | 21.71 | 21.74 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico?
- Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Puerto Rico was 21.71 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 42.34 in 1995.
- What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb?
- Puerto Rico ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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