Costa Rica vs Sweden: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Costa Rica
4.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
4.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
70th
Sweden rank
67th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 67th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 61.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 57.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 14.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden 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 death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 67th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 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 cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.