Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Kuwait
Kuwait: Respiratory infection death rate who mdb was 21.36 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Kuwait, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 21.36 for respiratory infection death rate who mdb in 2024.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Kuwait peaked at 119.89 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 19.68, in 2018.
Kuwait ranks 56th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 119.89 | — |
| 1975 | 74.02 | -38.3% |
| 1976 | 50.59 | -31.7% |
| 1977 | 65.73 | +29.9% |
| 1978 | 45.54 | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 42.01 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 47.25 | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 40.56 | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 44.89 | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 36.14 | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 24.27 | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 41.87 | +72.5% |
| 1986 | 32.5 | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 37.93 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 35.02 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 37.26 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 40.86 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 37.72 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 38.84 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 34.61 | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 29.34 | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 26.87 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 25.87 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 21.88 | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 38.79 | +77.3% |
| 2004 | 42.63 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 32.87 | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 39.38 | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 28.58 | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 25.21 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 28.6 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 30.26 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 30.18 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 35.64 | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 47.25 | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 49.56 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 58.5 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 29.72 | -49.2% |
| 2017 | 29.25 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.68 | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 21.63 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 56.86 | +162.8% |
| 2023 | 26.91 | -52.7% |
| 2024 | 21.36 | -20.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 21.36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.45, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 21.36 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.36, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +162.8% | 21.63 | 56.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.3 | 42.01 | 119.89 | 6 |
| 1980s | 38.18 | 24.27 | 47.25 | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.23 | 29.34 | 40.86 | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.07 | 21.88 | 42.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.17 | 19.68 | 58.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.04 | 21.36 | 56.86 | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Kuwait?
- Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Kuwait was 21.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest respiratory infection death rate who mdb recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 119.89 in 1972.
- What is the lowest respiratory infection death rate who mdb recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.68 in 2018.
- How does Kuwait rank for respiratory infection death rate who mdb?
- Kuwait ranks 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is respiratory infection death rate who mdb rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Respiratory infection death rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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