Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Cancer death rate by age group
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
77th
Hong Kong, China rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Hong Kong, China ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3769 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0072 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0365 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
- Costa Rica, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Hong Kong, China 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.