Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Sweden

Sweden: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb was 14.37 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.37
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
83rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.13
in 2002
All-time low
4.32
in 1956
Years of data
73
1951–2023

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Sweden, 1951–2023

57.51012.515195119872023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Sweden stood at 14.37.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Sweden peaked at 16.13 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.32, in 1956.

Sweden ranks 83rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Sweden, 1951 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1951 5.32 —
1952 5.54 +4.1%
1953 4.78 -13.6%
1954 4.8 +0.4%
1955 4.88 +1.7%
1956 4.32 -11.4%
1957 5.09 +17.8%
1958 5.4 +6.0%
1959 5.12 -5.2%
1960 5.84 +14.2%
1961 5.96 +2.1%
1962 5.97 +0.2%
1963 6.76 +13.2%
1964 7.05 +4.2%
1965 7.55 +7.1%
1966 7.19 -4.7%
1967 7.87 +9.4%
1968 8.81 +11.9%
1969 12.28 +39.4%
1970 10.35 -15.7%
1971 11.41 +10.3%
1972 11.68 +2.4%
1973 12.46 +6.7%
1974 12.22 -2.0%
1975 12.66 +3.6%
1976 13.98 +10.4%
1977 13.29 -4.9%
1978 13.41 +0.9%
1979 14.06 +4.9%
1980 14.85 +5.6%
1981 13.65 -8.1%
1982 13.03 -4.6%
1983 12.42 -4.6%
1984 11.71 -5.7%
1985 13.38 +14.2%
1986 13.25 -0.9%
1987 12.93 -2.5%
1988 14.22 +10.0%
1989 12.72 -10.6%
1990 14.21 +11.7%
1991 14.02 -1.3%
1992 13.78 -1.8%
1993 14.91 +8.2%
1994 13.96 -6.4%
1995 15.01 +7.5%
1996 14.84 -1.1%
1997 14.7 -1.0%
1998 14.91 +1.4%
1999 15.62 +4.8%
2000 15.08 -3.4%
2001 15.01 -0.5%
2002 16.13 +7.4%
2003 15.5 -3.9%
2004 14.98 -3.4%
2005 15.64 +4.4%
2006 14.92 -4.6%
2007 14.82 -0.7%
2008 14.99 +1.2%
2009 14.71 -1.9%
2010 14.59 -0.8%
2011 14.83 +1.6%
2012 15.61 +5.3%
2013 14.99 -4.0%
2014 14.54 -3.0%
2015 15.61 +7.4%
2016 15.6 -0.1%
2017 15.89 +1.9%
2018 15.55 -2.1%
2019 14.53 -6.6%
2020 13.59 -6.5%
2021 12.61 -7.2%
2022 14.3 +13.4%
2023 14.37 +0.5%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 14.37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 14.37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.88, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5.03 4.32 5.54 9
1960s 7.53 5.84 12.28 10
1970s 12.55 10.35 14.06 10
1980s 13.22 11.71 14.85 10
1990s 14.6 13.78 15.62 10
2000s 15.18 14.71 16.13 10
2010s 15.17 14.53 15.89 10
2020s 13.72 12.61 14.37 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 80 Greece 15.11 compare
  2. 81 Bahamas 15.03 compare
  3. 82 Austria 14.96 compare
  4. 84 Barbados 13.52 compare
  5. 85 Russia 13.51 compare
  6. 86 France 13.39 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 Sweden?
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Sweden was 14.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 16.13 in 2002.
What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 4.32 in 1956.
How does Sweden rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb?
Sweden ranks 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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Indicator
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,920 data points, 1950–2024
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