Costa Rica vs Finland: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Costa Rica
84.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland
79.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
74th
Finland rank
77th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 84.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 79.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Finland ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 224.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 467.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 243.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 227.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 352.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 209.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 261.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 174.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 195.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 113.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 135 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 89.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 94.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 76.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 84.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 79.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Finland ranks 77th 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 sex. 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 females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.