Table 1 Incident cases, deaths and DALYs for lower respiratory infection in 2019 and the percentage change in the age-standardised rates during the period 1990–2019

North Africa and Middle East

34,197,034 (31,709,280, 36,805,894)

6510.2 6063.6, 6997.8)

− 28.9 (− 30.8, − 26.8)

107,742 (94,479, 122,048)

26.4 (23.2, 29.6)

− 51.9 (− 59.2, − 45.2)

4,716,300 (3,993,317, 5,473,257)

888.5 (761.1, 1019.9)

− 71.4 (− 77.8, − 65.1)

Afghanistan

2,546,222 (2,292,974, 2,842,980)

8037.7 (7400.8, 8709.2)

− 27.1 (− 31, − 23.2)

18,697 (14,418, 23,718)

61.9 (52.1, 72.6)

− 57.3 (− 68.4, − 46.3)

1,402,790 (1,028,351, 1,838,486)

2642.7 (2076.3, 3280.2)

− 71.5 (− 80, − 60.7)

Algeria

2,165,039 (1,997,696, 2,340,118)

5848.9 (5413.5, 6308.4)

− 27.2 (− 30.8, − 23.3)

5786 (4697, 7112)

23.3 (18.9, 29)

− 54.2 (− 64, − 43.6)

177,301 (145,455, 217,772)

505.6 (417.7, 618.5)

− 73.3 (− 82, − 62.8)

Bahrain

60,374 (54,753, 66,400)

5691.8 (5145.7, 6240.1)

− 19 (− 22.9, − 14.9)

83 (67, 101)

21.6 (16.4, 25.6)

− 28.4 (− 44.3, − 11.6)

2177 (1812, 2589)

321.9 (263, 379.6)

− 44.7 (− 55.7, − 32.2)

Egypt

6,998,178 (6,432,818, 7,588,299)

8150.8 (7535.8, 8783.5)

− 33.6 (− 37.4, − 29.5)

21,371 (16,332, 27,730)

33.7 (25.8, 43.9)

− 61.3 (− 70.7, − 48.9)

1,023,972 (755,472, 1,353,435)

1166.1 (884.6, 1523)

− 78.9 (− 85, − 70.8)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

3,945,043 (3,660,046, 4,245,822)

5193 (4827.6, 5599)

− 34.1 (− 36.1, − 32)

10,219 (9150, 10,998)

16.4 (14.5, 17.8)

− 50.2 (− 57.6, − 43.8)

255,439 (232,950, 277,268)

359 (326.5, 390.5)

− 77 (− 82.8, − 71)

Iraq

1,971,734 (1,801,984, 2,166,866)

5533.1 (5103, 5988.9)

− 37.7 (− 41.2, − 33.4)

3178 (2605, 3866)

12.8 (10.7, 15.9)

− 63.6 (− 72.2, − 51.3)

159,655 (123,473, 204,684)

429.9 (342.4, 532.3)

− 78.6 (− 85.2, − 70.3)

Jordan

534,335 (483,138, 592,746)

5571.8 (5111.3, 6090.9)

− 31.7 (− 35.4, − 27.7)

1054 (878, 1275)

18.5 (15.5, 22)

− 44.3 (− 54.4, − 31.5)

47,065 (37,082, 60,195)

508.6 (412.8, 629.6)

− 56.6 (− 67.4, − 43.9)

Kuwait

211,005 (193,582, 228,655)

6583.2 (6041.4, 7204.4)

− 9.4 (− 13.9, − 4.6)

668 (551, 789)

35.7 (28.7, 42.6)

21.4 (1.2, 44.6)

14,477 (12,161, 17,029)

596.5 (502, 705.2)

− 21.4 (− 34.6, − 5.5)

Lebanon

285,941 (261,734, 313,270)

5578.4 (5103, 6122.1)

− 19.6 (− 23.6, − 15.1)

910 (737, 1293)

18.1 (14.7, 25.7)

− 35.4 (− 49.3, − 6.7)

18,592 (15,416, 23,512)

360.1 (298.7, 454.6)

− 55.9 (− 65.7, − 43.6)

Libya

340,992 (313,182, 368,631)

5983.2 (5508, 6470.7)

− 25.4 (− 29.3, − 21.4)

837 (665, 1038)

18.6 (14.8, 23.1)

− 30.8 (− 46.8, − 10.4)

22,863 (18,058, 28,781)

440 (349, 547.3)

− 55.9 (− 68.3, − 39.3)

Morocco

2,076,477 (1,920,514, 2,241,727)

6390 (5915.2, 6889.9)

− 29.4 (− 33, − 25.5)

6248 (4884, 7760)

24.8 (19.4, 30.9)

− 49.8 (− 59.9, − 38.3)

204,076 (148,367, 271,649)

686.5 (497.9, 917.8)

− 75.2 (− 82.9, − 65.2)

Oman

183,191 (166,881, 200,389)

6261.6 (5738, 6794.3)

− 33.3 (− 37.1, − 29.3)

407 (344, 466)

40.9 (32.8, 47.9)

− 28.5 (− 42.8, − 2.7)

12,839 (11,233, 14,564)

692.8 (578, 789.6)

− 52.8 (− 62.1, − 40.4)

Palestine

283,639 (256,822, 312,565)

6940.6 (6422, 7502.6)

− 35.9 (− 39.2, − 31.9)

500 (425, 646)

25.9 (21.7, 34.1)

− 31.8 (− 45.2, − 14.7)

16,501 (13,892, 20,029)

512.8 (436.6, 653.4)

− 52.8 (− 63.2, − 40.7)

Qatar

97,218 (86,992, 108,186)

5451.1 (4951.9, 5981.8)

− 19.8 (− 24, − 15)

70 (54, 93)

24.8 (20, 31)

− 8 (− 31.7, 19.3)

2726 (2111, 3636)

357.8 (288, 448.1)

− 38.2 (− 52.9, − 20.6)

Saudi Arabia

1,876,500 (1,710,127, 2,038,350)

7105.3 (6499.8, 7710.9)

− 28.8 (− 33, − 24.7)

4699 (3758, 5858)

32.2 (26.9, 38.9)

− 26.1 (− 42.5, 1.9)

156,031 (122,635, 199,355)

662.3 (541.1, 805.5)

− 38.5 (− 51.5, − 18.4)

Sudan

2,026,310 (1,841,827, 2,229,585)

6068.4 (5584.8, 6548.2)

− 34.4 (− 38, − 30.8)

7026 (5141, 9198)

29.4 (22.1, 37.2)

− 58.3 (− 72.5, − 43)

380,930 (256,106, 552,654)

951.9 (691.8, 1271.9)

− 76.1 (− 85.7, − 62.8)

Syrian Arab Republic

850,901 (784,572, 918,579)

6535.3 (6016.6, 7047.6)

− 18.9 (− 23, − 14.6)

2284 (1763, 2908)

23.9 (18.9, 30)

− 16.5 (− 37, 11)

79,826 (60,138, 102,141)

659.7 (507.6, 835.4)

− 52.4 (− 65.8, − 34.2)

Tunisia

687,208 (628,667, 745,739)

6097.2 (5586.3, 6630)

− 23.1 (− 27.8, − 18.7)

1838 (1388, 2424)

17.5 (13.2, 22.9)

− 48.7 (− 62.2, − 32.3)

41,698 (31,643, 54,752)

386.1 (294.2, 503.8)

− 75.8 (− 84.1, − 64.3)

Turkey

4,701,615 (4,354,663, 5,083,915)

5905.6 (5446.4, 6416.4)

− 25.7 (− 30.6, − 20.8)

14,868 (11,499, 17,816)

19 (14.8, 22.6)

− 63.6 (− 72.3, − 52.7)

309,439 (248,357, 367,147)

415.3 (339.1, 488.7)

− 87.5 (− 91.2, − 83.1)

United Arab Emirates

319,942 (288,108, 353,471)

6584.1 (6045, 7131.7)

− 19.7 (− 24.2, − 15.1)

599 (462, 760)

50.7 (27, 61.9)

− 39.3 (− 52.4, − 14.4)

19,275 (14,480, 26,407)

728.2 (496.9, 888.8)

− 44.7 (− 56.2, − 25.9)

Yemen

2,000,425 (1,822,340, 2,186,765)

8044.8 (7474.8, 8718.3)

− 31.7 (− 35.3, − 27.9)

6289 (4504, 8359)

35.8 (26, 49.7)

− 48.4 (− 66.1, − 27.5)

363,836 (243,983, 529,232)

1175 (834.6, 1563.3)

− 68.9 (− 80.5, − 53.3)