Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Costa Rica
103.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
103.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
80th
New Zealand rank
79th
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 103.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 103.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 79th of 111 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 239.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 453.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 213.73 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 242.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 409.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 167.12 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 239.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 321.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.82 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 205.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 229.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.44 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 137.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 158.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.29 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 110.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 112.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 103.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 103.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 79th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized. 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 in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.