Death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States

United States: Death rate from pneumonia ghe was 12.93 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
12.93
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
164th
of 194 countries
All-time high
24.04
in 2000
All-time low
12.93
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States, 2000–2021

05101520252000201020212000: 242001: 22.62002: 23.72003: 23.32004: 21.12005: 22.12006: 19.62007: 18.12008: 19.22009: 18.22010: 16.82011: 17.92012: 16.72013: 18.62014: 17.82015: 18.22016: 16.42017: 17.52018: 18.52019: 15.62020: 16.62021: 12.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States is 12.93, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States peaked at 24.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.93, in 2021.

That places United States 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 24.04 —
2001 22.58 -6.1%
2002 23.66 +4.8%
2003 23.29 -1.6%
2004 21.1 -9.4%
2005 22.09 +4.7%
2006 19.56 -11.5%
2007 18.15 -7.2%
2008 19.21 +5.8%
2009 18.21 -5.2%
2010 16.81 -7.7%
2011 17.92 +6.6%
2012 16.69 -6.9%
2013 18.58 +11.3%
2014 17.81 -4.1%
2015 18.25 +2.5%
2016 16.37 -10.3%
2017 17.53 +7.1%
2018 18.46 +5.3%
2019 15.55 -15.8%
2020 16.62 +6.9%
2021 12.93 -22.2%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 12.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2, 67% of the median. (63 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.19 18.15 24.04 10
2010s 17.4 15.55 18.58 10
2020s 14.78 12.93 16.62 2

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 161 Luxembourg 13.64 compare
  2. 162 Turkey 13.44 compare
  3. 163 Indonesia 12.95 compare
  4. 165 Switzerland 12.87 compare
  5. 166 Syria 12.5 compare
  6. 166 Tunisia 12.5 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for United States

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States?
Death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States was 12.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from pneumonia ghe recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 24.04 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from pneumonia ghe recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 12.93 in 2021.
How does United States rank for death rate from pneumonia ghe?
United States ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from pneumonia ghe rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from pneumonia ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-pneumonia-ghe/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-pneumonia-ghe/united-states/">Death rate from pneumonia ghe in United States</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate from pneumonia ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed