Which has higher deaths by age group, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 401 deaths against 353 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?

48 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Deaths by age group

Bulgaria

353 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica

401 deaths

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

131st

Costa Rica rank

129th

Deaths by age group over time

Bulgaria
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 401 deaths against 353 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 48 deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,350 deaths	5,699 deaths	9,651 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	5,472 deaths	5,480 deaths	8.2 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	3,966 deaths	3,013 deaths	952.8 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	2,462 deaths	1,724 deaths	738.5 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	1,582 deaths	1,241 deaths	341.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	973.5 deaths	873.9 deaths	99.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	579 deaths	648.8 deaths	69.8 deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	382.5 deaths	434.25 deaths	51.75 deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 401 deaths against 353 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 48 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for deaths by age group?: Bulgaria ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.