Costa Rica vs Vatican: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Costa Rica
6.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vatican
5.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
154th
Vatican rank
157th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Vatican
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 154th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 92.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 68.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 37.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 16.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4603 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Costa Rica or Vatican?
- Costa Rica, at 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Costa Rica and Vatican?
- 0.24 deaths per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Vatican rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.