Respiratory infection death rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Respiratory infection death rate was 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Respiratory infection death rate in Montenegro, 2000–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for respiratory infection death rate in Montenegro is 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 149.7% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, respiratory infection death rate in Montenegro peaked at 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 103rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Respiratory infection death rate in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +52.8% |
| 2017 | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.6% |
| 2019 | 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +149.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 100 Switzerland 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Martinique 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Jordan 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Mayotte 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Guadeloupe 7.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 New Zealand 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is respiratory infection death rate in Montenegro?
- Respiratory infection death rate in Montenegro was 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest respiratory infection death rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest respiratory infection death rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for respiratory infection death rate?
- Montenegro ranks 103rd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
- Is respiratory infection death rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.