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
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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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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
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
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.