Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate was 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.22 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 111 countries
All-time high
33.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1990
All-time low
9.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1958
Years of data
59
1955–2016
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Venezuela, 1955–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2016, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Venezuela stood at 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Venezuela peaked at 33.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1958.
That places Venezuela 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 11.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 10.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 11.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 1959 | 10.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 11.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 1962 | 13.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 14.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 21.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +52.5% |
| 1969 | 23.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 22.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 21.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 19.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 22.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 20.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 22.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 23.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 25.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 24.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 23.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 24.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 24.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 27.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 27.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 25.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 27.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 28.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 25.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 33.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 30.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 29.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 27.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 28.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 29.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 28.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 24.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 27.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 26.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 24.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 25.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 22.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 23.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 22.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 23.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 23.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 23.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 26.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Venezuela?
- Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Venezuela was 27.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 33.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 1958.
- How does Venezuela rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.