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So What?
1) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compiled data for deaths attributed to diseases of
the respiratory system per 100,000 population over time. Data from selected countries between 1960 and 2002 has been
charted.
2) Some data for Mexico, Korea, and the UK was not available.
3) Respiratory disease deaths in Mexico have dropped considerably, from over 200 per 100 000 population in 1970 to less
than 100 per 100 000 since 1990. Data from 1992 to 1995 show a slight reversal.
4) Of the countries reviewed, Switzerland has consistently had the lowest respiratory disease deaths with about 60 per 100 000
in 1960 and slowly decreasing to about 30 per 100 000 by 2002.
5) US deaths due to diseases of the respiratory system have been relatively flat around 58 from 1960 to 1985, rising to about
64 in the mid-90s. From 1998 and 2002, levels have been dropping slowly.
6) Death rates in the UK have varied quite a bit, making one wonder if the data is reliable.
7) Korea data shows a slow increase in respiratory disease deaths from 1991 through 2002.
1) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compiled data for deaths attributed to diseases of
the respiratory system per 100,000 population over time. Data from selected countries between 1960 and 2002 has been
charted.
2) Some data for Mexico, Korea, and the UK was not available.
3) Respiratory disease deaths in Mexico have dropped considerably, from over 200 per 100 000 population in 1970 to less
than 100 per 100 000 since 1990. Data from 1992 to 1995 show a slight reversal.
4) Of the countries reviewed, Switzerland has consistently had the lowest respiratory disease deaths with about 60 per 100 000
in 1960 and slowly decreasing to about 30 per 100 000 by 2002.
5) US deaths due to diseases of the respiratory system have been relatively flat around 58 from 1960 to 1985, rising to about
64 in the mid-90s. From 1998 and 2002, levels have been dropping slowly.
6) Death rates in the UK have varied quite a bit, making one wonder if the data is reliable.
7) Korea data shows a slow increase in respiratory disease deaths from 1991 through 2002.
Respiratory Disease Deaths Over Time - Selected Countries
Supporting Evidence
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