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
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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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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.