Costa Rica vs Sweden: Cancer death rate by age group
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
77th
Sweden rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0652 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8639 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8976 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Sweden 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.