Deaths from Respiratory Disease
Share of all deaths in 2021 attributed to chronic respiratory diseases, both sexes, all ages. WHO Global Health Estimates — modelled where death registration is incomplete; each country carries WHO's data grade.
Source: WHO Global Health Estimates 2021 Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO Unit: % Parsed: 2026-09-28 Open source ↗
Period: 2021 estimates, published June 2024. Method: WHO estimate. Share of all deaths, both sexes, all ages. WHO grades each country's death-registration data from 1 (complete) to 4 (none, fully modelled); the grade is stored per country as "grade".
Avg (2021)
3.7%
single period
Improving
0
of 185 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
185
±0.5pp band
Share of all deaths from chronic respiratory diseases
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Deaths from Respiratory Disease — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Share of all deaths from chronic respiratory diseases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 13.7% |
| 2 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 12.2% |
| 3 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 11.9% |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | 11.5% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | 9.7% |
| 6 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 9.6% |
| 7 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 8.7% |
| 8 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 8.6% |
| 9 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 8.5% |
| 10 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 8.4% |
| 11 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 8.3% |
| 12 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 7.4% |
| 13 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 7.4% |
| 14 | 🇬🇧 UK | 7.2% |
| 15 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 7.1% |
| 16 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 7.1% |
| 17 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 7% |
| 18 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 7% |
| 19 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 6.8% |
| 20 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 6.5% |
| 21 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 6.5% |
| 22 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 6.4% |
| 23 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 6.3% |
| 24 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 6.2% |
| 25 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 6.1% |
| 26 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 6.1% |
| 27 | 🇺🇸 USA | 6% |
| 28 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 5.9% |
| 29 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 5.9% |
| 30 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 5.8% |
| 31 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 5.8% |
| 32 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 5.7% |
| 33 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 5.6% |
| 34 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 5.5% |
| 35 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 5.5% |
| 36 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 5.3% |
| 37 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 5.3% |
| 38 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 5.3% |
| 39 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 5.2% |
| 40 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 5.1% |
| 41 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.1% |
| 42 | 🇱🇦 Lao | 5.1% |
| 43 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 4.9% |
| 44 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 4.9% |
| 45 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 4.9% |
| 46 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 4.8% |
| 47 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 4.8% |
| 48 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4.7% |
| 49 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 4.5% |
| 50 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 4.5% |
| 51 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 4.5% |
| 52 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 4.5% |
| 53 | 🇦🇪 UAE | 4.5% |
| 54 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 4.3% |
| 55 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 4.3% |
| 56 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 4.3% |
| 57 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 4.2% |
| 58 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 4.1% |
| 59 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 4.1% |
| 60 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 4% |
| 61 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 4% |
| 62 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 4% |
| 63 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 4% |
| 64 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 4% |
| 65 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 3.9% |
| 66 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 3.8% |
| 67 | 🇫🇷 France | 3.7% |
| 68 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 3.7% |
| 69 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 3.7% |
| 70 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 3.7% |
| 71 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 3.6% |
| 72 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 3.6% |
| 73 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 3.6% |
| 74 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 3.6% |
| 75 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 3.6% |
| 76 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 3.6% |
| 77 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 3.4% |
| 78 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 3.4% |
| 79 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 3.3% |
| 80 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 3.3% |
| 81 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 3.3% |
| 82 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 3.3% |
| 83 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 3.2% |
| 84 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 3.2% |
| 85 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 3.1% |
| 86 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 3.1% |
| 87 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 3% |
| 88 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 3% |
| 89 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3% |
| 90 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 3% |
| 91 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 3% |
| 92 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 2.9% |
| 93 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 2.9% |
| 94 | 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.9% |
| 95 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 2.9% |
| 96 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 2.8% |
| 97 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2.8% |
| 98 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 2.8% |
| 99 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 2.8% |
| 100 | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 2.8% |
| 101 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2.8% |
| 102 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2.7% |
| 103 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 2.6% |
| 104 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 2.6% |
| 105 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic | 2.6% |
| 106 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 2.6% |
| 107 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 2.6% |
| 108 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 2.5% |
| 109 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 2.5% |
| 110 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2.5% |
| 111 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2.5% |
| 112 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 2.5% |
| 113 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.4% |
| 114 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.4% |
| 115 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 2.4% |
| 116 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 2.4% |
| 117 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 2.4% |
| 118 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2.4% |
| 119 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2.4% |
| 120 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 2.3% |
| 121 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 2.3% |
| 122 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 2.3% |
| 123 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2.3% |
| 124 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 2.3% |
| 125 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 2.2% |
| 126 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2.2% |
| 127 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 2.2% |
| 128 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 2.2% |
| 129 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2.2% |
| 130 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 2.2% |
| 131 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 2.1% |
| 132 | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.1% |
| 133 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 2.1% |
| 134 | 🇨🇬 Congo, Rep. | 2% |
| 135 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 2% |
| 136 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2% |
| 137 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 2% |
| 138 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 2% |
| 139 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 2% |
| 140 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 2% |
| 141 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2% |
| 142 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 2% |
| 143 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 1.9% |
| 144 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1.9% |
| 145 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 1.9% |
| 146 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 1.9% |
| 147 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 1.9% |
| 148 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 1.8% |
| 149 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 1.8% |
| 150 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 1.8% |
| 151 | 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | 1.8% |
| 152 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1.8% |
| 153 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 1.8% |
| 154 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1.8% |
| 155 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 1.8% |
| 156 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 1.8% |
| 157 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 1.8% |
| 158 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8% |
| 159 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1.7% |
| 160 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1.7% |
| 161 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 1.7% |
| 162 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 1.6% |
| 163 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 1.6% |
| 164 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 1.6% |
| 165 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 1.5% |
| 166 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 1.5% |
| 167 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1.5% |
| 168 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 1.5% |
| 169 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 1.5% |
| 170 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 1.5% |
| 171 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 1.4% |
| 172 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 1.4% |
| 173 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1.4% |
| 174 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 1.4% |
| 175 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1.4% |
| 176 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 1.4% |
| 177 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 1.3% |
| 178 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1.2% |
| 179 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 1.1% |
| 180 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1.1% |
| 181 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 1% |
| 182 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1% |
| 183 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 0.9% |
| 184 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 0.8% |
| 185 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 0.5% |