Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Annual death rates at different ages
Costa Rica
6.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
6.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
155th
Malaysia rank
156th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 155th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 97.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 74.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 18.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3334 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 13.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2308 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, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica 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?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.