Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Annual death rates at different ages in males

Costa Rica
7.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
7.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
157th
Malaysia rank
156th

Annual death rates at different ages in males over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 7.08 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 157th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 102.98 deaths per 1,000 people 107.27 deaths per 1,000 people 4.29 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
1960s 79.42 deaths per 1,000 people 63.79 deaths per 1,000 people 15.63 deaths per 1,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 45.96 deaths per 1,000 people 39.28 deaths per 1,000 people 6.67 deaths per 1,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 21.32 deaths per 1,000 people 21.27 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0551 deaths per 1,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 14.76 deaths per 1,000 people 12.61 deaths per 1,000 people 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 11.18 deaths per 1,000 people 8.01 deaths per 1,000 people 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 8.7 deaths per 1,000 people 7.4 deaths per 1,000 people 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 7.26 deaths per 1,000 people 7.18 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0791 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 at different ages in males, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 7.08 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
Costa Rica ranks 157th and Malaysia ranks 156th 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 males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages in males
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.