Costa Rica vs Thailand: Annual death rates at different ages
Costa Rica
6.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Thailand
6.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
155th
Thailand rank
158th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 155th and Thailand ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 97.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 120.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 74.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 41.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 18.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 13.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5212 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1643 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 Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.29 deaths per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th and Thailand ranks 158th 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.