Costa Rica vs Italy: Cancer death rate by age group
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
77th
Italy rank
76th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0792 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Italy ranks 76th 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.