Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Costa Rica
2.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Luxembourg
2.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
65th
Luxembourg rank
66th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Luxembourg ranks 66th of 111 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8019 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1007 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Costa Rica, at 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Luxembourg ranks 66th 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.