Health risks: Regions Respiratory system diseases in United States
United States: Health risks: Regions Respiratory system diseases was 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health risks - Regions — Respiratory system diseases mortality crude in United States, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 100 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude in United States stood at 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.5% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude in United States peaked at 86.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants, in 2024.
That places United States 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Health risks: Regions Respiratory system diseases in United States, year by year
| Year | Per 100 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82 Per 100 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 80.7 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 81.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 81.3 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 81.1 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 76 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 75.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 80.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 77.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 76.9 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 79.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 78.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 81 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 84.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 82.3 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 85.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 86.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 82.1 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.6 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 79 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 78 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -79.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants is below the median for high income countries, which is 68.64 Per 100 000 inhabitants, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health risks: Regions Respiratory system diseases in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -79.5% | 78 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.42 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 75.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 82 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.01 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 76.9 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 86.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.14 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 82.1 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude in United States?
- Health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude in United States was 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2018.
- What is the lowest health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- How does United States rank for health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude?
- United States ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health risks - regions — respiratory system diseases mortality crude rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health risks - Regions — Respiratory system diseases mortality crude rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on health risks in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include obesity rates, air pollution exposure, mortality rates due to circulatory and respiratory diseases. Data definition and source Obesity rate is the percentage of population 15 years old or more with a BMI>30 kg/m2. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a single number that evaluates an individual's weight status in relation to height (weight/height2) with weight in kilograms and height in meters. Population exposure to fine particule PM2.5 provide an estimate of the population-weighted average of PM2.5 concentration. Respiratory system diseases mortality rate is the number of deaths from diseases of the respiratory system (group J00-J99 of the International Classification of Deseases), for 100 000 inhabitants. Circulatory system diseases mortality rate rate is the number of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system (group I00-I99) for 100 000 inhabitants. PM2.5 air pollution indicators are computed using geospatial data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 project. Respiratory and circulatory related mortality data are collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU regions and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Use of data on small regions When socio-demographic data are analysed along with economic data using the TL3 level, it is advisable to aggregate data at the metropolitan region level when several TL3 regions are associated to the same metropolitan region. Metropolitan regions combine TL3 regions when 50% or more of the regional population live in a functionnal urban areas above 250 000 inhabitants. This approach corrects the distortions created by commuting, see the list of OECD metropolitan regions (xlsx) and the EU methodology (link). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.