Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Costa Rica
4.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
4.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
70th
Uruguay rank
71st
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 65.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 14.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 15.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5551 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st 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.