Costa Rica vs Cuba: Cancer death rate by age group
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
77th
Cuba rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Cuba ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 8.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8368 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Costa Rica, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Cuba ranks 77th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. 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 malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.