Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Cancer death rate by age group
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
77th
Puerto Rico rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.794 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 8.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5229 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 77th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.