Argentina vs Costa Rica: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Argentina
2.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica
2.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Argentina rank
64th
Costa Rica rank
65th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 65th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3573 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0586 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0904 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Argentina ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 65th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.