Introduction: Respiratory diseases, particularly pneumonia, pose a significant threat to human life. Pneumonia affects the respiratory function in the human body and is a dangerous lung disease. This study aims to propose a model for detecting pneumonia in chest XR images. By utilizing statistical-based features, relevant and informative features are extracted from lung X-ray images. Objective: The objective is to obtain high accuracy in pneumonia identification; the target of this work is to generate a model that can precisely recognize the presence of pneumonia by evaluating chest X-ray pictures. Method: The Method follows a three-phase approach: preprocessing, categorization, and extraction of features. Preprocessing is the stage when various filters are applied to the chest X-ray images to enhance their eminence and eradicate noise. The feature extraction phase involves extracting statistical-based features from the preprocessed images. These features capture relevant information regarding a pneumonia diagnosis. Finally, in the classification phase, algorithms for machine learning are employed to use the retrieved features to categorize the X-ray pictures as infected or uninfected. Result: The proposed model successfully detects the presence of pneumonia accurately. By leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, the model achieves accurate X-ray image classification for the chest. Conclusion: This study concludes by presenting a model for detecting pneumonia by examining chest X-ray pictures. To accurately classify infected and non-infected lungs, the proposed model makes use of image dispensation methods and machine learning algorithms. The model's high accuracy in pneumonia detection can significantly contribute to early diagnosis and treatment.