Costa Rica vs French Guiana: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Costa Rica
6.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana
6.37 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
154th
French Guiana rank
153rd
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Costa Rica
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 154th and French Guiana ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and French Guiana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 92.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 68.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 37.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 16.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 11.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 8.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3934 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 7.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0956 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2681 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Costa Rica or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Costa Rica and French Guiana?
- 0.34 deaths per 1,000 people, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and French Guiana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and French Guiana rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th and French Guiana ranks 153rd 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 at different ages in females. 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.