Costa Rica vs Malta: Annual death rates at different ages
Costa Rica
6.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta
6.27 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
155th
Malta rank
157th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.27 deaths per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 155th and Malta 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 | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 97.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 74.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 18.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 13.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.63 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 Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.27 deaths per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.26 deaths per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th and Malta ranks 157th 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.