Respiratory
Chronic lower respiratory diseases and pneumonia-related deaths. Figures below are for 2024.
445
Deaths in NL, 2024
71.5
Rate per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
Canada: 49.7 per 100,000
27
Change vs 2019
+6.5% since 2019
Respiratory — death rate per 100,000, NL vs Canada
NLCanada
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population for respiratory causes combined, 2000 to 2024. The gap between the lines shows whether NL is doing better or worse than the national rate.
| Year | NL | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.5 | 49.7 |
| 2023 | 66.5 | 47.8 |
| 2022 | 62.8 | 47.8 |
| 2021 | 49.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020 | 58.6 | 48.4 |
| 2019 | 78.3 | 55.0 |
| 2018 | 80.9 | 61.8 |
| 2017 | 76.6 | 59.7 |
| 2016 | 68.5 | 56.1 |
| 2015 | 88.4 | 63.1 |
| 2014 | 73.7 | 59.2 |
| 2013 | 76.7 | 61.2 |
| 2012 | 74.9 | 57.2 |
| 2011 | 69.6 | 60.0 |
| 2010 | 68.3 | 57.7 |
| 2009 | 72.4 | 64.2 |
| 2008 | 80.4 | 65.2 |
| 2007 | 69.7 | 66.3 |
| 2006 | 66.4 | 62.1 |
| 2005 | 75.9 | 70.2 |
| 2004 | 73.9 | 70.0 |
| 2003 | 82.0 | 69.0 |
| 2002 | 69.3 | 68.6 |
| 2001 | 70.2 | 70.5 |
| 2000 | 89.0 | 73.8 |
Causes in this category — NL vs Canada, 2024
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Select a column heading to sort.
| Cause | NL rate ↑ | Canada rate | NL ÷ Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza and pneumonia | 32.8 | 18.4 | 1.78× |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 38.7 | 31.3 | 1.24× |
“Suppressed” means the source data withholds the figure (too few events to report reliably).
Individual causes
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